In a message dated 1/23/00 2:32:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> At 02:08 AM 1/23/00 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote [in part]:
>
> >> > Yes I found it with setserial -g /dev/ttyS[0-9] at:
> >> > /dev/ttyS0, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4
> >>
> >> I'll bet you a nickel you have a serial mouse, and it's on /dev/ttyS0.
> >>
> >> Try
> >> ls -l /dev/mouse
> >
> >After typing at root prompt ls - /dev/mouse I received following line:
> >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Jan 23 01:41 /dev/mouse ->
> psaux
> >What does this line say?
>
> It says that the system is set up under the assumption that your mouse is a
> PS/2 mouse. That's what /dev/psaux is, and /dev/mouse is a symlink to it.
>
> So ... we know that you have a serial port on ttyS0 . Is it a modem? Who
> knows? It's apparently not your mouse, but it might just be an unused
serial
> port. Next step is to do this:
>
> ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem
after typing: ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem
ln: /dev/modem: File exists
How should I start Minicom: from GNOME or shell prompt?
> to create the symlink modem and set it to this serial port. Then start
> minicom and see if you can get this device to respond to the "AT" command
> with "OK". IF you canm you've found your modem. If you can't, most likely
> you have not.
> ------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
> Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
> Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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