Linux Mint 20.3 not recognizing SCULPFUN S6 Pro Laser Engraver

[Saucerguy (Brian w Millar)]

I’ve not been able to get the laser recognized by LightBurn. I’ve done the manual laser option and the auto detect and it’s still not able to see it. It works fine on my Windows computer but not on Linux.

I’m getting the same problem trying to use laserGRBL

QinHeng Elecronics HL-340 USB-Serial adapter is the laser showing up at least connected in the terminal.

[berainlb (PY)]

You’ve now double posted this. I replied to the original post.

[JohnJohn (John Johnson)]

Thank you for your efforts.
It was nice to see the long Linux thread solved:

I’m just wrapping this up with a link to the CH340 driver permissions change in Linux.

Failing to install in Linux Mint

Make some progress. I ended installing 20.3 Mint along side the old one and that at least got Lightburn working. It will not recognize my laser so have more rabbit trails to follow to attempt to get that element going. Seeing it’s a common thing with Linux not being able to recognize laser cutters so I may end up forced to still use the windows laptop just for the cutting part and do the design work on my main system, now upgraded. [usb-1] QinHeng Elecronics HL-340 USB-Serial adapter is wh…

Thanks again.