Jim Did you manage to do the ps -aux thing? I may have missed any reply with it..
Dave G0CER 2008/8/13 Jim Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This did not help. At one point and time I had all the permissions set to > rwxrwxrwx which I believe means the whole world can use that port but it > didn't help. > > > Jim Morgan KE5MKT > Midland, TX 79703-6318 > USA > 432.425.5606 > > > --- On Mon, 8/11/08, Gerry Creager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Gerry Creager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Fluxbuntu-D700-Xastir-GTKTerm > > To: "Jim Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 6:53 PM > > Jim: Just a real long-shot > > > > As root: > > chmod +x /dev/ttyS0 > > > > gerry > > > > > >>> > > >>> --- 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 > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Gerry Creager -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University > > >> Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: > > 979.862.3983 > > >> Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, > > College > > >> Station, TX 77843 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Gerry Creager -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University > > Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: 979.862.3983 > > Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College > > Station, TX 77843 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
