when inserting into another port the device number changes. its still bus 3.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 5986:0241 Acer, Inc BisonCam, NB Pro
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 04d8:000a Microchip Technology, Inc. CDC RS-232 Emulation Demo
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
shortpocket,
ARE YOU 100% THAT cgminer is PATCHED???
And you are executing the patched version?
yes
Can you run it with debugging enabled?
just type
./cgminer -D
you should see something like
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000b but found 1d6b:0002 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0002 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000b but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000b but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000b but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000b but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXb looking for HEXb 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] USB scan devices: checking for HEXc devices
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXc looking for HEXc 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0002 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXc looking for HEXc 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXc looking for HEXc 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXc looking for HEXc 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXc looking for HEXc 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] USB scan devices: checking for HEX8 devices
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX8 looking for HEX8 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0002 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX8 looking for HEX8 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX8 looking for HEX8 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX8 looking for HEX8 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX8 looking for HEX8 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] USB scan devices: checking for HEX3 devices
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX3 looking for HEX3 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0002 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX3 looking for HEX3 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX3 looking for HEX3 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX3 looking for HEX3 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEX3 looking for HEX3 04d8:000a but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] USB scan devices: checking for HEXu devices
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXu looking for HEXu 04d8:00de but found 1d6b:0002 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXu looking for HEXu 04d8:00de but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXu looking for HEXu 04d8:00de but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXu looking for HEXu 04d8:00de but found 1d6b:0001 instead
[2014-04-11 13:24:30] HEXu looking for HEXu 04d8:00de but found 1d6b:0001 instead
And post back your result
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