The reinstalls seemed to go OK.
.
In response to: 
-fi Device::USB
I get: 
Unknown shell command '-fi'. Type ? for help.
Trying '-fix', 'cpan -fi' and 'cpan -fix' all get the "Unknown shell command" response.

In response to: 
cpan> ?
I get: 

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9402)
Enter 'h' for help.


Display Information                                                (ve
+r 1.9402)
 command  argument          description
 a,b,d,m  WORD or /REGEXP/  about authors, bundles, distributions, mod
+ules
 i        WORD or /REGEXP/  about any of the above
 ls       AUTHOR or GLOB    about files in the author's directory
    (with WORD being a module, bundle or author name or a distribution
    name of the form AUTHOR/DISTRIBUTION)

Download, Test, Make, Install...
 get      download                     clean    make clean
 make     make (implies get)           look     open subshell in dist 
+directory
 test     make test (implies make)     readme   display these README f
+iles
 install  make install (implies test)  perldoc  display POD documentat
+ion

Upgrade
 r        WORDs or /REGEXP/ or NONE    report updates for some/matchin
+g/all modules
 upgrade  WORDs or /REGEXP/ or NONE    upgrade some/matching/all modul
+es

Pragmas
 force  CMD    try hard to do command  fforce CMD    try harder
 notest CMD    skip testing

Other
 h,?           display this menu       ! perl-code   eval a perl comma
+nd
 o conf [opt]  set and query options   q             quit the cpan she
+ll
 reload cpan   load CPAN.pm again      reload index  load newer indice
+s
 autobundle    Snapshot                recent        latest CPAN uploa
+ds
Lockfile removed.

[download]
I'm currently at a loss as to where to go next with this one.

Thanks,

Bruce

In reply to Re^2: trouble installing Device::USB by Bruce32903
in thread trouble installing Device::USB by Bruce32903

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