No PICkit 2 found.
lsusb indicated that the OS recognises it:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 1bcf:053e Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b2dc Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04ca:3006 Lite-On Technology Corp.
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04d8:0033 Microchip Technology, Inc. PICkit2
It works fine if I sudo which indicates that it is a permission problem.
The solution is to set proper udev rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/ but I
wasn't successful working it out. I checked another box and it appears
that MPLABX has installed this:
/etc/udev/rules.d/z010_mchp_tools.rules:Note the executable /etc/.mplab_ide/mchplinusbdevice. Things appear
# 2012.01.23 Changed SYSFS reference(s) to ATTR.
# 2011.12.15 Note: Reboot works on all systems to have rules file recognized.
# 2010.01.26 Add reference to "usb" for Ubuntu.
# 2010.01.22 Attempt to further simplify rules files requirements.
# 2009.08.18 Rules file simplified.
# 2009.07.15 Rules file created.
ENV{hotplugscript}="/etc/.mplab_ide/mchplinusbdevice"
ACTION!="add", GOTO="check_remove"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", GOTO="check_add"
SUBSYSTEM!="usb", GOTO="rules_end"
LABEL="check_add"
ATTR{idVendor}=="04d8", MODE="666", RUN+="%E{hotplugscript} add"
GOTO="rules_end"
LABEL="check_remove"
ACTION=="remove", RUN+="%E{hotplugscript} remove %E{PRODUCT}"
LABEL="rules_end"
to work fine without it but the simple solution is to just install
MPLABX.
