[CentOS] I can't connect to /dev/ttyS0

Sun Sep 25 14:18:48 UTC 2011
Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net>

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011, Michel Donais wrote:

> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
> From: Michel Donais <donais at telupton.com>
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] I can't connect to /dev/ttyS0
> 
>> You first need to double-check that /dev/ttyS0 is actually
>> the correct serial COM port you have the modem connected to.
>>
>> Please look under System->Hardware and then click the
>> 16550A-compatible COM port in the LH pane.
>>
>> Then in the RH pane click on 'Advanced', and find the
>> serial.device string or linux.device_file.
>>
>> This will be something like:
>>
>> linux.device_file  strlist /dev/ttySx where x == 0|1|2|3
>> serial.device      strlist /dev/ttySx where x == 0|1|2|3
>>
>> Make sure this is the same as what you are trying to connect to.
>
> Thank's  Keith
>
> I got it working

Hi Michael.

Please can you share with us what the reason was for the 
problem, so others with similar problems can be enlighted, 
including myself?

Kind Regards,

Keith

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