Unable to find device on virtual here client running on RPI 5

Submitted by grm43014 on #1

I have a FTDI USB to Serial interface I am trying to access running VH client with gui on RPI 5. The device shows up in the VH client interface. I am able to click on the device and use it. When I look on other devices in my network running windows and macOS, it shows that the device is being used by the RPI 5.  However, I am unable to locate it under /dev, or using the lsusb or dsmsg commands. When I click on the device in the VH client and look at properties, I do see attributes. 

Gary

Submitted by Michael on Sun, 2025/09/28 - 09:46

#2

Have a look in dmesg when you try to use it. Does it say anything there? Are you sure you have the ftdi driver installed in the raspberry?

Submitted by grm43014 on Sun, 2025/09/28 - 10:58

#3

Michael, 

When I use the device, the only thing that I show in DMESG is the following

 

kernel: dwc2 1000480000.usb: bound driver raw-gadget.0
 

 

Submitted by Michael on Sun, 2025/09/28 - 12:33

#4

OK, you want the FTDI device to come out of the USB-C port on the Pi5? Are you following this https://www.virtualhere.com/device_client ?

Not the normal virtualhere client but the virtualhere device (gadget) client?

 

Submitted by grm43014 on Mon, 2025/09/29 - 10:07

#5

I got it working. Your response about the virtual here gadget client got me looking at that section and I realized that that is not what was trying to accomplish. So I downloaded and installed the vhuitarm64 client and it's working now as I hoped. 

Thank you very much for such a great product.