Re: [SLUG] WAS Re: A modem question.

[Graeme Robinson <graemer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the timely response Jeffrey.

would linking directly to ttyS3 work as well?

eg
ln -s /dev/ttyS14 /dev/ttyS3

ttyS3 is currently unused.

Many thanks,
Graeme

On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Jeffrey Borg wrote:

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> On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Graeme Robinson wrote:
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> > Progress - I have been able to get the linmodem working! I used the module
> > from http://www.linmodems.org/linux568.zip
> > which installs it at ttyS14.
> > Is there an easy way for me to use ttyS3 instead?
> I don't recommend the following see the next solution for a better answer.
>
> rm /dev/ttyS3
> mknod /dev/ttyS3 c 4 78
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> or although if using redhat and modemtool won't let you select that high
> up as a modem just link /dev/modem to /dev/ttyS14
>
> ln -s /dev/ttyS14 /dev/modem
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> Jeffrey Borg
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