Vern Hoxie wrote:
>
> On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Tran's family wrote:
>
> > I can't know the difference between ttyS1, cua1, and tty1 in my /dev
> > directory .
>
> The /dev/ttyS0 is equivalent to the COM1 port. /dev/cua0 is also
> equivalent to COM1 and is supposed to be dropped someday. It was a
> dumb idea to start with and has caused a lot of problems. Avoid using
> it if possible.
>
> /dev/tty0 is a console (screen display) that is accessed by pressing
> the <ALT><F1> keys. <ALT><F2> can access /dev/tty1. Normal kernels
> will provide separate consoles for <ALT><F1> to <ALT><F6>. You can
> have separate processes running on each console and it will continue
> to run even though you change to another console (screen).
>
> If you have X11 running, entering <ALT><F1> twice will get you back to
> the /dev/tty0 display. You can return to X11 with <ALT><F7>.
>
> Read my 'serial_suite.tgz'. This is a collection of blurbs about the
> care and feeding of the serial ports and some simple programs. There is
> a file demonstrating how the lock files should be programmed. There
> is a simple getty, a dialer for ppp connections and some other misc
> programs.
>
> Via ftp:
>
> ftp scicom.alphacdc.com
>
> Login as "anonymous" then use your full e-mail address as the password.
> For me, that is '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'.
>
> cd pub/linux
>
> or:
>
> URL ftp://scicom.alphacdc.com/pub/linux
>
> vern
>
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I don't know if this has anything to do with Tran's question, but it
reminds me of a confusion that I once had which has never been resolved
to my satisfaction.
What is the difference between ttyS0 (capital S) and ttys0 (small s)?
Both of these devices are present in the /dev directory in my Red Hat
distribution. I know that ttyS0 is COM1 but what the heck is ttys0?
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