David Shochat wrote:
> Assume for example, that your modem is at /dev/cua0 (like COM1).
>
> ln -s /dev/cua0 /dev/modem
Since two of you have recommended it, I'll explain (albeit briefly, in
the hope of remaining correct).
Do *NOT* use /dev/cua0 or /dev/cua1 for your modem device. It will work
initially, but the locking used on /dev/cua ports is different to that
used on /dev/ttyS ports. /dev/cua comes from the wonderful world of Sun,
and should not really be used on Linux. If you try to share the modem
between several different tasks (e.g. set up mgetty to do faxing,
AutoPPP etc. and still use the same modem for dialling out with PPP and
minicom) then it won't work. A better description of this is, I seem to
remember, included in the mgetty documentation.
Also, remove the /dev/modem link if it is there. It serves no real
purpose, and can confuse the locking mechanism in itself, even if it is
linked to a /dev/ttyS port (one process locks "modem", another locks
"ttyS0"...).
Use /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1. It will work.
--
Nick Phillips ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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