Linux connectivity kit support?

[Claudio L.]

(07-14-2021 04:12 AM)Preface2 Wrote:  That's a shame. I got a VM set up on Virtual Machine Manager and was able to update through that, but what a pain. I had to try 4 different versions of the HP Connectivity Kit (both of the ones on hpcalc.org and both of the ones on support.hp.com) before I found one that worked, and it would only install what I guess is the most recent stable update from 2020. Even then, the calculator disconnected from the VM when it started the update process, and I had to reconnect it before it would receive the update.

If any of the HP devs read this thread, I would be more than happy to provide feedback/testing of another Linux-compatible technical preview.

KVM doesn't have a USB virtualization as advanced as VMWare or Virtualbox, so I'm not surprised you had issues. VMWare Player (free) works just fine except for my notes above. Virtualbox also should work fine, although I personally didn't test it.
The version of the Connectivity kit shouldn't make a difference, the firmware in your calculator might. There were older firmware versions that had a less reliable protocol for updates that gave a lot of headaches to the users (somebody can find the exact time when this was fixed/replaced with a better protocol, years ago). So if you have an old firmware it might take you a few tries until you are able to upgrade. Once you do, use the latest connectivity kit, latest firmware and it won't give any more trouble. What I noticed (with VMWare) is the update procedure gets "stuck" around 60% and from there it takes forever to get to 100%, but it does, and reliably so have a little patience.