title: How do I connect to a terminal to a serial-to-USB device on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)?
body: <p>I am trying to connect minicom to a serial device that is connected via a USB-to-serial adapter. This is a PL2303 and from everything I've read no additional drivers are required. The device is recognised as a PL2303.</p>
  
  <p>I'm a beginner at minicom. Is this the correct command to execute? Or do I need to configure something?</p>
  
  <pre><code>$ sudo minicom --device /dev/ttyUSB0
  minicom: cannot open /dev/ttyUSB0: No such file or directory
  
  $ sudo lsusb -v
  
  Bus 002 Device 006: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
  Device Descriptor:
    bLength                18
    bDescriptorType         1
  
  $ tail /var/log/syslog  #then removed and attached the device.
  Mar 13 23:31:49 ubuntu kernel: [807996.786805] usb 2-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
  Mar 13 23:34:44 ubuntu kernel: [808172.155129] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 7
  Mar 13 23:34:44 ubuntu kernel: [808172.156321] pl2303 ttyUSB0: pl2303 converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
  Mar 13 23:34:44 ubuntu kernel: [808172.156374] pl2303 2-1:1.0: device disconnected
  Mar 13 23:34:52 ubuntu kernel: [808179.497856] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 8
  Mar 13 23:34:52 ubuntu kernel: [808179.785845] pl2303 2-1:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
  Mar 13 23:34:52 ubuntu kernel: [808179.872309] usb 2-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
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