On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:07:22 +0000, I Beartooth wrote: [...] > Yes, it really is [a serial port], precisely because of the > cables; my > experience with the little conversion gadgets has not been > encouraging. > > Question : when I make com2, com3, etc., do I still want ttyS0? > Or should they be ttyS1, etc.? Discovery in the meantime : [btth@localhost dosdevices]$ file e:: e::: broken symbolic link to `/dev/sr1' [btth@localhost dosdevices]$ ls c: com1 com2 d:: e:: z: [btth@localhost dosdevices]$ So should I remove e:: somehow? Replace it somehow? If I have to do "yum remove wine," "yum install wine," and a new wine install of the map software, it'll be worth it. Once I can run that stuff and make it talk to the GPSs under linux, I can have an M$-free house again. -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert I try to be paranoid, but I just can't keep up. Remember I know little (precious little!) of which way is up.
