I did do it and it gave me a long string of numbers that started with 'jim' (my username). I guess the 4 digit number next to my name was the process that was running? If it is then I just "sudo kill ???" ? But if it is "jim" will that log me off?
Jim Morgan KE5MKT Midland, TX 79703-6318 USA 432.425.5606 --- On Mon, 8/11/08, Dave H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Dave H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Fluxbuntu-D700-Xastir-GTKTerm > To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 2:57 PM > Jim > Have you got any results for this? - it maybe somethings > sitting on it and > you can kill that process - at least to prove it works, > then move onto > sorting out the problem with whatever is sitting on tyS0 > > 73s > Dave > G0CER > > 2008/8/10 Dave H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I don't want to confuse things - but would you try > this to show if anything > > is sitting on ttyS0 (it might be something you ran > earlier. > > > > From a terminal screen type this and enter.. > > > > sudo ps -aux | grep ttyS0 > > > > there should be a list - perhaps copy and paste that > into a message > > (ignore the 'warning' about'bad ps > syntax') > > > > Dave > > G0CER > > > > 2008/8/10 Jim Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >> > >> > Ok I loaded Gtkterm fired it up and I get > this error message > >> > "Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Device or > resource busy." > >> > So the question now is how do I find out what > is making the > >> > port busy and how do I turn it off? > >> > >> > >> I bet there's a serial getty sitting on the > port right now for a serial > >> console. Look inside a file called /etc/inittab > for the serial port. You > >> can > >> do it this way: > >> > >> grep ttyS0 /etc/inittab > >> > >> If it comes back with a line that doesn't have > a # in front, that's > >> probably > >> part of the problem. > >> > >> > >> > >> >>>I come back with nothing: > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ grep ttyS0 /etc/inittab > >> grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd /root > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root$ sudo grep ttyS0 /etc/inittab > >> [sudo] password for jim: > >> grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root$ > >> > >> Jim Morgan KE5MKT > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Xastir mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Dave > > G0CER > > (also G6VSG) > > http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?G0CER > > > > > > -- > Dave > G0CER > (also G6VSG) > http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?G0CER > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
