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I managed to successfully install Winlink on my Ubuntu operating system but it is not completely functional yet. I don't know which COM my computer is set up to use, and there are a lot of them available.

That's my question though, how to quickly find the right COM without going through each and every one individually. Thank you very much, and I look forward to hearing from you.

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    $\begingroup$ That's a pretty broad question. Is Winlink running natively? In WINE? In a VM? What type of serial port is it plugged into? (USB or RS-232) $\endgroup$
    – Duston
    Commented May 16, 2019 at 13:48
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    $\begingroup$ Winlink is running in Wine. It's got two 3.5 mm cables going from the TNC to the mic and earphones. And there is a data connection that fits into the back of the radio. I own a FT-7900. $\endgroup$
    – BJsgoodlife
    Commented May 16, 2019 at 13:55

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If you're running under WINE, you can make the port whatever you want. You need to know the Linux device name (like /dev/ttys0 or /dev/ttyUSB or whatever) the TNC is plugged into on the computer. Then all you do is set up a symlink in ~/.wine/dosdevices that "connects" the two. If you look in that directory, you can see the default devices already set up. If you don't know how to set up a symlink, look for help on the ln command.

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    $\begingroup$ In Wine 2.0 or newer, putting symlinks for com ports in ~/.wine/dosdevices isn't very effective (they're overwritten on startup). Instead, one should add a registry entry in HKLM\Software\Wine\Ports, which will make it actually stick. $\endgroup$
    – hobbs - KC2G
    Commented May 16, 2019 at 17:49
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    $\begingroup$ @hobbs-KC2G You should submit that as your own answer. $\endgroup$
    – rclocher3
    Commented May 16, 2019 at 17:57
  • $\begingroup$ @rclocher3 when I get a chance. At work now, no time to do a proper job :) $\endgroup$
    – hobbs - KC2G
    Commented May 16, 2019 at 18:03
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    $\begingroup$ A link to support Hobbs' answer: wiki.winehq.org/… $\endgroup$
    – Duston
    Commented May 16, 2019 at 19:03

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