[Wine] "SRM Training System" error Port None (usb / serial)

[fhsm]

I am using Ubuntu 8.10 with the wine 1.0.1 trying to install SRM Training System Software 6.40.08 (http://www.srm.de/usa/software.html), the exe I'm using can be freely downloaded here (http://www.srm.de/Software/SRM64008.exe).

The program installed without any problem but did open a dialog about selecting a com port that I clicked past without taking note(oops).  I'm able to run the program without any problem it appears to work but is unable to talk to the power meter hardware.  

I'm trying to connect using a USB to Serial adapter.  Ubuntu seems to have recognized the adapter without any difficulty.  After plugging it into the system lsusb returns:

Code:
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 050d:0109 Belkin Components F5U109/F5U409 PDA Adapter



dmesg shows 
Code:

[82077.000104] usb 3-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
[82077.223754] usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[82077.226483] mct_u232 3-2:1.0: MCT U232 converter detected
[82077.229401] usb 3-2: MCT U232 converter now attached to ttyUSB0



I ran 
Code:
ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1

  Looking at ttyUSB0 I saw that it was group dialout so I added myself to group dial out 
Code:
sudo useradd -g dialout fhsm 

 but still the SRM program just shows "None" in the com port drop down list.  

When I run wine SRMWIN.exe and then try and try to connect to the powercontrol the terminal output is:

Code:

wine SRMWIN.exe
fixme:comm:set_queue_size insize 40 outsize 40 unimplemented stub
err:comm:get_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
fixme:comm:set_queue_size insize 40 outsize 40 unimplemented stub
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:get_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
fixme:comm:set_queue_size insize 40 outsize 40 unimplemented stub
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:get_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
fixme:comm:set_queue_size insize 40 outsize 40 unimplemented stub
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'
err:comm:set_baud_rate tcgetattr error 'Input/output error'




I see in the app database (http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?bShowAll=true&bIsQueue=false&bIsRejected=false&sClass=version&sTitle=&sReturnTo=&iId=4110) that previous versions of the SRM program can run in wine but were somewhat erratic.   

This program is the last thing holding me to windows and I'm dieing to get it working.  I'm at the edge of my knowledge here (I've been using Linux for 5 weeks) so if someone could help I'd appreciate it.