Here is a working BFG command line with a nano - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1022764.msg11204285#msg11204285
It's been a while since I played with one. But I remember he said he had sucess with that. Here is entire thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1022764.0
Looks like he was not using it from a raspberry pi, which is what I am currently working with. But there was a lot of good info in there. Still I was not able to get it to detect my devices. Looks like I have bfgminer v 3.99. I thought that upgrading that might do the trick. Following the guide fromIt's been a while since I played with one. But I remember he said he had sucess with that. Here is entire thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1022764.0
http://minepeon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1530
to install 4.2.0 seems to have left me still running 3.99.0 - This has left me totally confused.
./bfgminer tells the shell to run the copy of bfgminer in the current directory so either cd into that location (maybe /usr/local/bin) or if it's in the path run bfgminer without the ./ prefix
Removing the ./ was the trick. While I am still not getting my devices to be found, it has allowed me to work more with the commands I have found. So at least a step in the right direction.
Thank you both for helping out, still looking for more insight on this issue...