Getting Inventables Easel to Work on Linux (Update Windows)

(Update) This issue did stop after the steps below for a little bit.  I started to have other issues with the driver.  At one point the CNC mid-cut lost its location and drove the bit into the home position with the bit still plunged into the work material.  I have since switched back to windows.  So far I have completed 2 carves without any of these issues.  I am sad about this but it looks like my CNC computer will have to be windows for the time being.

I have had my X-Carve set up and running for about a year.  A few months ago the computer I was using died so I decided to switch to Linux.  After I got it all set back up there did not seem to be any issues.  The driver was installed and Easel was able to talk to the controller without any noticeable issues.

I then attempted to carve a project generated by the "Basic Cabinet Designer" within Easel and the job would always stop at the same point.  This was about 40 minutes in.

After digging around on the internet I found the following commands to help diagnose the issue

Check and verify that the system is even seeing the X-Carve controller:

If you get the below output Driver=ftdi_sio then chances are that the system is seeing the controller.

And then add your user to the following group (make sure to remove the <> as well that is there just to note the variable):

After adding my logged-in user to this group I did a test without the bit and the router turned off.  The job was completed without issues.  

So what is the dialout group used for?  It grants full and direct access to the serial ports.  So that feels a little bit obvious since the controller is serial over USB.

Hopefully, this was helpful until next time.