Spyder5 Monitor Calibration Ubuntu 14.04

Question

I tried to get the Spyder5Express running under Ubuntu 14.04. Installed is dispcalGUI and the Argyll_V1.7.0 software.

Unfortunately the device is neither detected in the GUI nor in the Terminal. I added myself to the colord group.

Terminal looks like this:

sudo dispcal -v -y l -q h -o TargetA

Setting up the instrument

dispcal: Error - new_disprd() failed with 'Instrument Access Failed'

lsusb generates:

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0749:1000 EVer Electronics Corp. 

Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c069 Logitech, Inc. M500 Laser Mouse

Bus 005 Device 007: ID 085c:0500 ColorVision, Inc. 

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

The dispcalGUI does not find an Instrument. I can' t add a screenshot though

Any ideas?

Thank you Sven

Solution

I've just experienced this same issue with my new Spyder5 on Ubuntu 14.04. For the sake of completeness, (and for my own future self googling this :-), I'll add all issues I've ran into and their solution:

Problem: dispcalGUI does not detect the instrument at all

Solution: Argyll CMS needs to be downloaded and installed manually, as stated in the first step of the dispcalGUI Quickstart Guide. After installing, run dispcalGUI, select File -> Locate Argyll CMS executables and locate the bin folder of your Argyll CMS installation.

Problem: Calibrate & profile fails with Error - new_disprd() failed with 'Instrument Access Failed'

Solution: Check if /etc/udev/rules.d/55-Argyll.rules exists. If not, copy it from the Argyll install directory (or downloaded package). It is in the folder usb/. Then reboot the system or at the very least, unplug the device and plug it back in again. More info can be found in the Argyll installation manual.

USB 2 / 3

Apparently there might be issues when using some devices on an USB 3 port. If possible, try switching it to an USB 2 port and see if this helps. In my case it was not necessary, the Spyder5 runs fine on my USB 3 port.

Last resort

If all else fails, you could run either Windows or OS X on a separate partition and do the calibration there using the vendor software. The resulting ICC profile is compatible across operating systems, so it is possible to import it to Linux. I haven't looked into this in detail as dispcalGUI seems to be working now for me.

Comments

[Sven]

Sorry for the layout. Seemed to be fine before I posted the question...

[Sven]

Thanks for the edit! Any ideas so far?

[Ruben Carmona]

Have you installed the latest dispcalGUI version? Because it's not long ago they added the Spyder5 support. Furthermore, once you start dispcalGUI, it should suggest you the built-in download of the right driver for the device. Did that happen?