The very first command after init command should be "read target voltage". This is a tweak for the Old Versaloon firmware. Without this, in most most cases, it works. Under Ubuntu9.04, there is a chance that the USB will fail. The problem disappears if I read target voltage first. For the lastest Versaloon firmware, it's OK. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>tags/v0.4.0-rc2