I have seen this error in two circumstances

1) my arduino was plugged in via the production USB port and not the debug port
2) my pc had a stale process using the USB device

Given that you lsusb doesn't show the device, we can probably rule out the 
second one. 

> On Apr 11, 2016, at 6:11 PM, Nges B <nges.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> hello Chris, sorry for late response.
> Yes I run Unbuntu15.04
> Yes I have the above command utilities. Using 'lsusb', it do not show
> the arduino board.
> I have followed the connection mechanism given in the manual.
> 
> 
> 
>> On 4/11/16, Christopher Collins <ccoll...@apache.org> wrote:
>> Hi Nges,
>> 
>> That might be a problem with your USB connection to the Arduino Zero.
>> Which Linux distribution are you running (e.g., Ubuntu)?  If you have
>> the "usb-devices" or "lsusb" command line utilities, they may provide
>> some useful information.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 02:58:14AM +0100, Nges B wrote:
>>> $ newt load arduino_boot
>>> Downloading /home/nges/myproj/bin/arduino_boot/apps/boot/boot.elf.bin
>>> to 0x00000000
>>> Open On-Chip Debugger 0.8.0 (2014-10-25-15:24)
>>> Licensed under GNU GPL v2
>>> For bug reports, read
>>>    http://openocd.sourceforge.net/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
>>> Info : only one transport option; autoselect 'cmsis-dap'
>>> Error: unable to open CMSIS-DAP device
>>> Error: unable to init CMSIS-DAP driver
>>> Error: Error selecting 'cmsis-dap' as transport
>>> Runtime Error: /usr/share/openocd/scripts/interface/cmsis-dap.cfg:7:
>>> in procedure 'script'
>>> at file "embedded:startup.tcl", line 58
>>> at file
>>> "/home/nges/myproj/repos/mynewt_arduino_zero/hw/bsp/arduino_zero//arduino_zero.cfg",
>>> line 24
>>> in procedure 'interface' called at file
>>> "/usr/share/openocd/scripts/interface/cmsis-dap.cfg", line 7
>>> Error: exit status 1
>>> 
>>> load - Load app image to target for <target-name>.
>>> 
>>> Usage:
>>>  newt load [flags]
>>> 
>>> Examples:
>>>  newt load <target-name>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Global Flags:
>>>  -l, --loglevel string   Log level, defaults to WARN. (default "WARN")
>>>  -o, --outfile string    Filename to tee log output to
>>>  -q, --quiet             Be quiet; only display error output.
>>>  -s, --silent            Be silent; don't output anything.
>>>  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose output when executing commands.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 4/11/16, Nges B <nges.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Ji All ,
>>>> I am trying to blink my arduino zero pr board.
>>>> 
>>>> when I run the command newt load arduino_boot
>>>> I get an error saying that  unable to open CMSIS-DAP device , unable
>>>> to init CMSIS-DAP driver and Error selecting 'cmsis-dap' as transport.
>>>> 
>>>> I do not know what to do, please can someone help me???
>>>> thanks
>>>> --
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>>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> "A Goal is a Dream with a Plan and a Dateline"
> Do On to Others what you will like them to do on to you.'The Golden Rule'
> Firefox Student Ambassadors Regional Lead Cameroon.
> Software Developer,
> Web Designer and Developer.
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