FTDI on Linux PC

[zenon2cubed]

I have a genuine FTDI dongle and Ubuntu PC. Whenever the "import board" command is run I get the following error:

>>> import board Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/board.py", line 294, in <module> raise NotImplementedError("Board not supported {}".format(board_id)) NotImplementedError: Board not supported GENERIC_LINUX_PC

Based on the online tutorial I was not expecting a problem with support for generic linux PC's. Please advise. thanks.

[caternuson]

Did you set the environment variable before launching the Python session? https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-on-any-computer-with-ft232h/troubleshooting#check-environment-variable-within-python-3041702-11

[zenon2cubed]

I think so. See output below:

>>> import os

>>> os.environ["BLINKA_FT232H"] Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "/usr/lib/python3.8/os.py", line 675, in __getitem__ raise KeyError(key) from None KeyError: 'BLINKA_FT232H'

>>> import board Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/board.py", line 294, in <module> raise NotImplementedError("Board not supported {}".format(board_id)) NotImplementedError: Board not supported GENERIC_LINUX_PC

[caternuson]

[zenon2cubed]

What did I do wrong in setting the environment variable? How do I know what the other options are to decide the correct setting?

[ladyada]

hiya, questions about how to use adafruit products are best posted in the adafruit forums at forums.adafruit.com thats where tech support is handled - github issues are where folks can issue bug reports (e.g. something that ought to work but doesnt due to a hardware or software bug)

thanks! :)