On Tue, 2007-08-28 at 19:20 +1000, David Timms wrote: > Ed Landaveri wrote: > >> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:44:34 -0700 (PDT) > >> ann kok <annkok2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >>> how can I make it working when i type minicom? > >> As the root user, type this: > >> > >> minicom -S > >> > >> Configure the program and point it to the serial > >> port that you intend to use, > >> and save the configuration. > > Ann, Frank is right, this is how I do it for my Cisco > > Switches & Routers. Yours may vary according to which > > ttyS? you intent to use: > > #This is how I set up minicom to console Cisco > > Switches: > > A - Serial Device : /dev/ttyS0 > > B - Lockfile Location : /var/lock > > C - Callin Program : > > D - Callout Program : > > E - Bps/Par/Bits : 9600 8N1 > > F - Hardware Flow Control : Yes > > G - Software Flow Control : No > > > > [root@tuxy ~] # chmod o+rw /dev/ttyS0 > > (If you wanna start it as a regular user though it > > goes back to default every reboot) > > Anyone know the proper way to ensure user x always has permissions for > using the ttyS0 ? The user has to be a member of the uucp group: # usermod -a -G uucp username ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - CDN Systems, Internap, Inc. http://www.internap.com - - - - You know you've landed gear-up when it takes full power to taxi. - - -- Chuck Yeager - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
