Rafael, When I changed the link at /dov/modem to point to /dev/ttyS1 Minicom showed a sort of menu with the instruction to press CRTl-a and z for help. So I dod that, pressed p for parameters, set them to 300n81. However, minicom still won't create the /etc/minicomrc.dfl file. Incidentally, it has an attrocious interface. Instead of just using a plain text interface it is doing something fancy. Anyway, it is accessing the modem, because the modem is sending back instructions and error messages that I'm familiar with. So how do I get this beast to create its configuration file? John On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Rafael wrote: > On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 03:45:28PM -0600, John J. Boyer wrote: > > Janina, > > This site appears to be mostly about a special card which they > > developed, and the software appears to be designed to work with this > > card. I'm just looking for a program that will work with the modem I > > already have hooked up. Minicom keeps complaining about one thing and > > another. There is no global minicomrc.dfl file, and if I try minicom -s > > it won't do anything. I tried making a link to ttys1, but that doesn't > > help. It just gives a different error message. > > You quoted ttys1, note it should be ttyS0 that's capital S. > > I just tested minicom on y system as root. The sequence to change the > parameters is > Ctrl-A z p a q > > Ctrl-A o (scrol down 2 lines for serial port configuration) where you can > make changes. Under A is Serial Device : /dev/ttyS0 (on my system) > E - Bps/Par/Bits : 9600 8N1 > F - Hardware Flow Control : Yes > G - Software Flow Control : No > > As root you should be able to create minicomrc.dfl. If you want to use > minicom program you might need to change the ownership of /dev/ttyS0 to > other user or chmod 666 it. > > If minicom doesn't work you may try program kermit. I used both to connect > PC with linux to serial ports on Sun servers. > > > > John > > On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Janina > > Sajka wrote: > > > > > John: > > > > > > Can you use the source available at: > > > > > > http://www.zapatatelephony.org/ > > > > > > On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to set up minicom to work with a special modem for > > > > communicating with the deaf relay service and with deaf friends and > > > > customers. The modem is in serial port 2. The parameters are 300 baud, 8 > > > > data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, half duplex. The 300 baud speed is > > > > standard for this application, since people are just typing. When I do > > > > minicom -s > > > > as root, I get the message that it cannot find /dev/modem. So how do I > > > > make this file? I am using Redhat 7.1. > > > > Thanks. > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Computers to Help People, Inc. > > http://www.chpi.org > > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > > -- Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703