Thanks for the help Martin
I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 and Hamlib 1.2.9.
I was able to get a debut report:

linux-gate.so.1 => (0xb7fe0000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7fb4000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2 (0xb7fb0000)
librt.so.1 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/librt.so.1 (0xb7fa6000)
libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libcrypt.so.1 (0xb7f74000)
libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0xb7e85000)
libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0xb7e6b000)
libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0xb7aba000)
libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0xb7a2c000)
libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0xb79ee000)
libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0xb7936000)
libgthread-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0 (0xb7930000)
libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0xb792b000)
libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0xb78e7000)
libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0xb78cc000)
libhamlib.so.2 => /usr/lib/libhamlib.so.2 (0xb78b2000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (0xb774f000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7fe1000)
libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0xb7735000)
libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0xb76c6000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm.so.6 (0xb76a0000)
libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0xb7690000)
libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0xb7686000)
libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 (0xb7683000)
libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0xb7678000)
libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0xb7670000)
libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0xb7667000)
libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0xb765b000)
libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcomposite.so.1 (0xb7657000)
libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXdamage.so.1 (0xb7653000)
libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 (0xb764e000)
libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 (0xb75d4000)
libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0xb75ab000)
libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0xb7534000)
libz.so.1 => /lib/libz.so.1 (0xb751e000)
libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0xb74f0000)
libpcre.so.3 => /lib/libpcre.so.3 (0xb74be000)
libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0xb74ba000)
libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0xb74b5000)
libselinux.so.1 => /lib/libselinux.so.1 (0xb749a000)
libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0xb7457000)
libdirectfb-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libdirectfb-1.0.so.0 (0xb73f1000)
libfusion-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libfusion-1.0.so.0 (0xb73e8000)
libdirect-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libdirect-1.0.so.0 (0xb73d3000)
libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0xb73ac000)
libxcb-render-util.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-render-util.so.0 (0xb73a7000)
libxcb-render.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-render.so.0 (0xb739f000)
libexpat.so.1 => /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1 (0xb7378000)

When I started the program for the 1st time after switching to the binary installer I got this message

[WARNING] Out of OEM specific VK codes, changing to unassigned
[WARNING] Out of unassigned VK codes, assigning $FF
Starting CQRLOG ...
RootDirectory = /home/raymond/cqrlog/
RootDirectory = /home/raymond/cqrlog/
RootDirectory = /home/raymond/cqrlog/
ExternalFileAccess = Restrict /home/raymond/cqrlog/log_data
SELECT * FROM version

SELECT * FROM cqrlog_main ORDER BY qsodate,time_on
In inicializerig
in CloseRigs
in CloseRigs Assigned |
Model:1607
Port:/dev/ttyS1
Baudrate:9600
Databits:8
StopBits:1
Handshakerig_open: error =
rig_open: error = 254
Error open rig!
Removing Rig control thread from memory
:
Parity:None
DTR:ON
RTS:ON
Poll:200

I hope this helps

Thanks

Ray AA3DW