Stephan André Schmidt wrote: > > I have to work with minicom, but when I started it it gives /dev/modem > > doesn't > > exist error. How can I MAKEDEV modem device? > > normally, /dev/modem is a softlink to your real modem device, i.e. > /dev/ttyS0 (COM 1) or /dev/ttyS1 (COM 2). Regard the output of 'ls -la > /dev/modem'. If you cannot see a link to a COM-port change this manually > (as root): > 'ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem' (for the case that your modem is connected at > the COM 2-port) Note: don't create aliases (e.g. symlinks) for tty devices. These are typically locked by name (using lock files), so if you have multiple names for a tty device, locking one name doesn't lock any others. Just configure your software to use the correct /dev/ttyS* device instead of /dev/modem. -- Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk> - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
