The .Net framework and Windows versions of the Elecraft Utilities discover Com ports through registry key/values defined for this purpose. Drivers install their names there in Windows. I'm away from my code, and don't recall the exact key but the key has HARDWARE and SERIALCOMM in it. Try this link for the technique
http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2009/07/31/listing-all-serial-ports-on-windows-with-python/ Dick, K6KR On Dec 10, 2011, at 8:19, "Larry J on Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop" <la...@foxgulch.com> wrote: > Any one successfully running the K3 Memory Editor under Wine in Linux? > > I installed winetricks (http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks) and the Memory > Editor program appears to function (Spreadsheet like user interface appears) > but the Memory Editor program then never picks up my symbolic links to the > com ports. The error message reports that "The PortName cannot be empty" > when I attempt "Read from K3". The drop down com port selector is blank even > though my ~/.wine/dosdevices has the suggested symbolic links: > > lj@lian2:~./wine/dosdevices ls -al com1 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 lj lj 2011-12-10 10:35 com1 -> /dev/ttyS0 > > My attempts were made under Ubuntu Linux 10.04 and Wine 1.2.2. Thanks for > any help. > > Larry W0AY > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html