OPTAscope port trouble

[donde]

OPTAscope was produced by Parallax in 2002, but has been discontinued. It's a USB PC Oscilloscope. I used WINE to install it OK, but can't get hardware connected. Using Ubuntu 8.10. Here is how a normal windows install goes. Install software, plug in hardware, "New Hardware found", then go to Device Manager and find port the device assigned. In my case, it was port 3. Go back to OPTAscope screen and change port assignment to port 3. Green symbol lights, and now all works. In WINE, no Device Manages shows up, which is probably correct. How would I get at this port problem?
donde

[vitamin]

It's a USB PC Oscilloscope.

Unless it's a usb->serial device Wine won't work with it. Wine does not support any USB devices directly.

[donde]

I'm not quite sure. In Windows, Device Manager, under Ports, it says: USB Serial Port (COM3) The OPTAscope plugs into a regular USB port. I did remember during install, I saw the "FTDI" installed.

So, do I understand you to say, if the connection cable to the device is a USB cable, WINE will not support it? But it will, if the cable is actually a USB to Serial converter to the device, which is RS-232. Could you say it another way, in case I misunderstood?

Don