Hi, Never mind, it's Debian bug #264626 apparently.
I, for now, chowned /dev/ttyS0 to uucp and it works. http://www.debian-administration.org/users/simonw/weblog/36 cheers bruce On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 03:09:49PM +0000, Bruce O'Neel wrote: > Hi, > > Ok, I don't see why it doesn't work. > > cu -l /dev/ttyS0 > cu: open (/dev/ttyS0): Permission denied > cu: /dev/ttyS0: Line in use > > > but I've commented out the getty on it: > > grep tty /etc/inittab > # /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels. > # characters of the device (after "tty"). > # Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System, > # so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run X. > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 > # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) > #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt102 > #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100 > # Example how to put a getty on a modem line. > #T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3 > > (and rebooted). > > and a getty doesn't seem to be running. > > ps -efl | grep get > 0 S root 576 1 0 69 0 - 402 read_c Mar20 tty1 00:00:00 > /sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > 0 S root 577 1 0 69 0 - 402 read_c Mar20 tty2 00:00:00 > /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > 0 S root 578 1 0 69 0 - 402 read_c Mar20 tty3 00:00:00 > /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > 0 S root 579 1 0 69 0 - 402 read_c Mar20 tty4 00:00:00 > /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > 0 S root 582 1 0 69 0 - 402 read_c Mar20 tty5 00:00:00 > /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > 0 S root 583 1 0 69 0 - 402 read_c Mar20 tty6 00:00:00 > /sbin/getty 38400 tty6 > 0 S root 1021 959 0 69 0 - 486 pipe_w 16:09 pts/0 00:00:00 > grep get > > > Thanks! > > cheers > > bruce > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 08:38:47PM +0100, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: > > On Mon, 2006-03-20 19:29:22 +0000, Bruce O'Neel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On other operating systems I have used > > > > > > cu -l /dev/tty?? > > > > > > to use the ttya port of my sparc20 as a console for another sparc system. > > > > > > Um, what tty do I use for debian? > > > > ttya maps to /dev/ttyS0 unter Linux, and ttyb is /dev/ttyS1 > > > > MfG, JBG > > > > -- > > Jan-Benedict Glaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] . +49-172-7608481 > > _ O _ > > "Eine Freie Meinung in einem Freien Kopf | Gegen Zensur | Gegen Krieg > > _ _ O > > f?r einen Freien Staat voll Freier B?rger" | im Internet! | im Irak! > > O O O > > ret = do_actions((curr | FREE_SPEECH) & ~(NEW_COPYRIGHT_LAW | DRM | TCPA)); > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
