# Connecting Candle 1.1.7 on Lubuntu to X-Controller

**URL:** https://community.inventables.com/t/connecting-candle-1-1-7-on-lubuntu-to-x-controller/70534
**Category:** X-Carve
**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/connecting-candle-1-1-7-on-lubuntu-to-x-controller/70534 "2019-03-19T13:03:34Z")
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### Author: ![ClintonKilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@ClintonKilner](https://community.inventables.com/u/ClintonKilner)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/connecting-candle-1-1-7-on-lubuntu-to-x-controller/70534/1 "2019-03-19T13:03:34Z")

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I’ve always used Candle with Windows but my Windows PC recently died so I’ve moved over to Lubuntu on a laptop.  
I’ve got Candle installed and it fires up ok but when I plug the X-Controller into the USB, Candle recognises it as ttyUSB0 but it won’t talk to the X-Controller - all the controls are greyed out.  
I’ve tried all the available bitrates in the list but none make a difference.  
Anyone have any suggestions on where I’m bgoing wrong please?  
Thanks

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### Author: ![KennethConnell1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/kennethconnell1/32/66880_2.png) [@KennethConnell1](https://community.inventables.com/u/KennethConnell1)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/connecting-candle-1-1-7-on-lubuntu-to-x-controller/70534/2 "2019-03-19T13:09:32Z")

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Is your user part of the dialout group?

sounds like you do not have permission to use the USB.  
you can google for proper syntax but best I can remember I you need to run  
sudo adduser “your user name” dialout

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### Author: ![ClintonKilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@ClintonKilner](https://community.inventables.com/u/ClintonKilner)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/connecting-candle-1-1-7-on-lubuntu-to-x-controller/70534/3 "2019-03-19T18:23:53Z")

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Thanks Kenneth. That worked a treat.  
sudo usermod -a -G dialout myusername

Cheers  
Clinton

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### Author: ![KennethConnell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/kennethconnell/32/85307_2.png) [@KennethConnell](https://community.inventables.com/u/KennethConnell)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/connecting-candle-1-1-7-on-lubuntu-to-x-controller/70534/4 "2019-03-20T02:44:07Z")

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Glad to hear you got it going.