I'd like to say thanks for the help. It was putting the change in the
/etc/rc.d/rc.local file that I was missing.
Virginia
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Virginia K. Wills wrote:
>
> > I am having trouble finding the correct /dev/ttyS0 through /dev/ttyS3
> to
> > get my modem working. I have tried everything I can read in the
> > documentation etc. Even used setserial to change come of the settings
> > but when I reboot the settings are changed back to the original.
> Windows
>
> Of course. If you want setserial settings to persist across a boot, put
> the setserial command(s) in the startup .rc files, typically
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local. :-)
>
> > 95 and Windows 98 both put this device on Com5 which is not available
> in
> > Redhat 6.0.
> >
> If RedHat didn't see fit to give you a ttyS4 (Com5), you can make one
> with
>
> mknod /dev/ttyS4 c 4 68
>
> Or you can use some other ttyS if you have one you're not using.
>
> I'm not much on plug 'n pray, but if you know the settings for IO port
> and IRQ you can use setserial to force them on any spare ttyS* device.
>
>
