On Dec 31, 2007 8:04 AM, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tim wrote: > > On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 17:17 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > > > >> and this works fine, of course. > >> > > > > And has *explained* nothing. No, "how," no "why," no clues about it. > > > > > It explains a whole lot more than the man page. It says you really > can do this, and it works. > > Karl > I have to agree with Tim. You did not explain anything at all. You simply pointed out two files and their contents. You did not explain at all what entries are required in those files to achieve the sought after results. You provide no explanation at all of why I'd go into those files to change ownership of /dev/ttyS0. You provide no explanation of what changes you've made to those files (if any). As Tim pointed out, you provide no explanation at all. At best you provided a "I have this in these files and it works for me so it will work for you. Just do it." which has been typical of any guides you've attempted to post in the past. But you didn't even say that much because as I stated above, it isn't even clear if you've made any manual changes to those files (and if so how did you make those changes - for the lay person), and if so what changes did you make and why. If you don't understand it well enough to answer such questions then at best you can post in response to someone asking about this topic something to the effect that "This is what I did and it worked for me. Not sure why, but it works." This way at least the person reading it knows that you are not offering informed/authoritative advice and that it should therefore be taken accordingly with the risks that come with such advice. Jacques B.
