When I login as root and use the following command /bin/setserial /dev/ttys2 I get a input / output error I search and ttys2 is there. When I type /bin/setserial /dev/ttys2 irq 4 I get the same i/o error Should I be useing int 4 or int4? -----Original Message----- From: Don Schupp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Linuxconf Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 3:19 PM Subject: [linuxconf] Re: Problems i have with vmail >You can have as many ports as you like but for standard com1-4 serial, they >each must be on a different int and io. For the builtin ports you should go >into the BIOS (F10 on the Compaq?) and check / set the ports to your liking. >Then for any ports that are non standard (Int 5 etc.), you would use setserial >on bootup. > >It would be easier to put com1-2 back to defaults and use one for the modem. I >have a Compaq with external modems on com1 & 2, and then an internal modem set >to com3/Int 5. Works fine. > >Quoting Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Thanks Don >> That makes sense to me. I will try it today. If you could answer the >> following questions it would be helpful. >> My modem is external USR 3 Com 56 K attached to com 3 as that is the only >> serial device I have. When the Compaq came from the factory it had a >> internal 28.8 k modem set to com 1. I removed this can I re-assign com 3 to >> com 1? Does linux have a swap port or redirect command? Do I not need to >> woory about which post it is on and just assign the command line you >> supplied? >> >> Thanks >> Martin >> > >--- >You are currently subscribed to linuxconf as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe, forward this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- You are currently subscribed to linuxconf as: [[email protected]] To unsubscribe, forward this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
