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--- packet:ninotnc-udev [2025/08/20 12:51] – [Product Description names] gi3jmc
+++ packet:ninotnc-udev [2025/08/21 13:49] (current) – [Arch/CachyOS/Manjaro/Endeavour] gi3jmc
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 This guide is intended to assist you in creating static devices for any number of NinoTNCs connected your Raspberry Pi.  The device nodes set up will remain constant across restarts, power cycles, and moving the NinoTNC usb cable to a different usb port.
-This wiki article is **NOT** to be used as an exact key-for-key and click-for-click guide, and also assumes that you are comfortable using the command line.  If you are not using a Pi, the steps should also applicable to any Debian/Ubuntu derived system.
+This wiki article is **NOT** to be used as an exact key-for-key and click-for-click guide, and also assumes that you are comfortable using the command line.  Software installation steps have been included for Debian, Fedora, and Arch and their derivative systems.
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   * A working git installation
   * MPC2221a USB chip setting adjustment tool
+As different linux distributions use different package management solutions, there are separate details below for systems based on Debian, Fedora, & Arch.
+=== Raspbarry OS/Debian/Ubuntu/Mint - APT Package Manager ===
 First, ensure you have a working git installation with the command ''sudo apt install git''
 After git is installed/updated, get a copy of the MPC2221a settings utility using ''cd ~ && git clone https://github.com/g5dsg/2221aTool.git''
+The settings tool is written in the python language, and it needs a couple of extra support packages to be able to work.\\
+To install the ''click'' and ''pyusb'' packages: ''sudo apt install python3-click python3-usb''
-The settings tool is written in the python language, and it needs a couple of extra support packages to be able to work.  To install the ''click'' and ''pyusb'' packages: ''sudo apt install python3-click python3-usb''
+=== Fedora/Nobara/Red Hat Enterprise Linux - DNF Package Manager ===
+First, ensure you have a working git installation with the command ''sudo dnf install git''
+After git is installed/updated, get a copy of the MPC2221a settings utility using ''cd ~ && git clone https://github.com/g5dsg/2221aTool.git''
+The settings tool is written in the python language, and it needs a couple of extra support packages to be able to work.\\
+To install the ''click'' and ''pyusb'' packages: ''sudo dnf install python3-click python3-pyusb''
+=== Arch/CachyOS/Manjaro/Endeavour - PACMAN Package Manager ===
+First, ensure you have a working git installation with the command ''sudo pacman -S git''
+After git is installed/updated, get a copy of the MPC2221a settings utility using ''cd ~ && git clone https://github.com/g5dsg/2221aTool.git''
+The settings tool is written in the python language, and it needs a couple of extra support packages to be able to work.\\
+To install the ''click'' and ''pyusb'' packages: ''sudo pacman -S python-click python-pyusb''
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 SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04d8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="00dd", ATTRS{product}=="NinoTNC-GB7BMY-HF", SYMLINK+="NinoTNC-HF-40M"
 </file>
-<code>jonathan@GB7BMY /dev> ls -lah tnc-*
+<code>jonathan@GB7BMY /dev> ls -lah NinoTNC-*
 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Aug 20 13:23 NinoTNC-VHF-2M -> ttyACM0
 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Aug 20 13:23 NinoTNC-HF-40M -> ttyACM1</code>
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 SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04d8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="00dd", SYMLINK+="%s{product}"
 </file>
-<code>jonathan@GB7BMY /dev> ls -lah tnc-*
+<code>jonathan@GB7BMY /dev> ls -lah NinoTNC-*
 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Aug 20 13:23 NinoTNC-GB7BMY-VHF-2m -> ttyACM0
 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Aug 20 13:23 NinoTNC-GB7BMY-HF -> ttyACM1</code>