Daniel G Roberts on Thu, 8 Feb 2001 14:38:34 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] IBM laptop and serial port troubles


and How do you make sure that this port is "on" when a device that works on another
linux box which is now connected to the laptop doesn't respond in minicom?  On the
laptop I have tired /dev/ttyS* with no success whatsoever
dan

LeRoy Cressy wrote:

> Serial Port:    /dev/ttyS0 = COM1
>
> Daniel G Roberts wrote:
> >
> > Hello All
> >
> > I have an IBM laptop with  a serial port com 1 under win98.
> > Under Linux I seem not to be able to open and or talk to the serial port at all.
> > Kudzu doesn't help and I can't find any reference to it in /var/log/msgs
> > When I try to use minicom on the port no matter where I point /dev/modem I never
> > manage to talk to the modem.
> >
> > Anyone have any idea how I can get this serial port to get up and running??
> > Sincerely
> > Dan Roberts
> >
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