From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CC3F3F5FF for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:19:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [12.107.208.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g0TJJpW23235 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:19:51 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) id g0TJJoJ04774 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:19:50 -0500 Received: from ark.linwin.com (ark.linwin.com [198.144.195.43]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) with ESMTP id g0TJJnC04759 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:19:49 -0500 Received: from raffi by ark.linwin.com with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 16VdnK-0001lm-00 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:19:50 -0800 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:19:50 -0800 From: Rafael To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Making Device Fiiles Message-ID: <20020129111950.A6641@ark.linwin.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from director@chpi.org on Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 12:44:29PM -0600 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: You can make a link like this cd /dev ln -s ttyS1 modem that's assuming your second serial port is on ttyS1 or you could reconfigure minicom to talk to /dev/ttyS1 instead of modem. There are other params you need to change in minicom anyway and changing modem device won't be hard. On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 12:44:29PM -0600, John J. Boyer wrote: > Hello, > I'm trying to set up minicom to work with a special modem for > communicating with the deaf relay service and with deaf friends and > customers. The modem is in serial port 2. The parameters are 300 baud, 8 > data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, half duplex. The 300 baud speed is > standard for this application, since people are just typing. When I do > minicom -s > as root, I get the message that it cannot find /dev/modem. So how do I > make this file? I am using Redhat 7.1. > Thanks. > John > > > -- > Computers to Help People, Inc. > http://www.chpi.org > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 -- Rafael