This did not help. At one point and time I had all the permissions set to rwxrwxrwx which I believe means the whole world can use that port but it didn't help.
Jim Morgan KE5MKT Midland, TX 79703-6318 USA 432.425.5606 --- On Mon, 8/11/08, Gerry Creager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Gerry Creager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Fluxbuntu-D700-Xastir-GTKTerm > To: "Jim Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 6:53 PM > Jim: Just a real long-shot > > As root: > chmod +x /dev/ttyS0 > > gerry > > >>> > >>> --- On Mon, 8/11/08, Dave H > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >>>> From: Dave H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Subject: Re: [Xastir] > >> Fluxbuntu-D700-Xastir-GTKTerm > >>>> To: "Xastir - APRS client software > >> discussion" <xastir@xastir.org> > >>>> Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 2:57 PM > >>>> Jim > >>>> Have you got any results for this? - it > maybe > >> somethings > >>>> sitting on it and > >>>> you can kill that process - at least to > prove it > >> works, > >>>> then move onto > >>>> sorting out the problem with whatever is > sitting > >> on tyS0 > >>>> 73s > >>>> Dave > >>>> G0CER > >>>> > >>>> 2008/8/10 Dave H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> > >>>>> I don't want to confuse things - > but would > >> you try > >>>> this to show if anything > >>>>> is sitting on ttyS0 (it might be > something you > >> ran > >>>> earlier. > >>>>> From a terminal screen type this and > enter.. > >>>>> > >>>>> sudo ps -aux | grep ttyS0 > >>>>> > >>>>> there should be a list - perhaps copy > and > >> paste that > >>>> into a message > >>>>> (ignore the 'warning' > about'bad ps > >>>> syntax') > >>>>> Dave > >>>>> G0CER > >>>>> > >>>>> 2008/8/10 Jim Morgan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>> Ok I loaded Gtkterm fired it > up and I > >> get > >>>> this error message > >>>>>>> "Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: > Device > >> or > >>>> resource busy." > >>>>>>> So the question now is how do > I find > >> out what > >>>> is making the > >>>>>>> port busy and how do I turn it > off? > >>>>>> I bet there's a serial getty > sitting > >> on the > >>>> port right now for a serial > >>>>>> console. Look inside a file > called > >> /etc/inittab > >>>> for the serial port. You > >>>>>> can > >>>>>> do it this way: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> grep ttyS0 /etc/inittab > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If it comes back with a line that > >> doesn't have > >>>> a # in front, that's > >>>>>> probably > >>>>>> part of the problem. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I come back with > nothing: > >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ grep ttyS0 > /etc/inittab > >>>>>> grep: /etc/inittab: No such file > or > >> directory > >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd /root > >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root$ sudo grep ttyS0 > >> /etc/inittab > >>>>>> [sudo] password for jim: > >>>>>> grep: /etc/inittab: No such file > or > >> directory > >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root$ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Jim Morgan KE5MKT > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Xastir mailing list > >>>>>> Xastir@xastir.org > >>>>>> > >> > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Dave > >>>>> G0CER > >>>>> (also G6VSG) > >>>>> http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?G0CER > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Dave > >>>> G0CER > >>>> (also G6VSG) > >>>> http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?G0CER > >>>> > _______________________________________________ > >>>> Xastir mailing list > >>>> Xastir@xastir.org > >>>> > >> > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> Xastir mailing list > >>> Xastir@xastir.org > >>> > >> > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > >> > >> -- > >> Gerry Creager -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University > >> Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: > 979.862.3983 > >> Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, > College > >> Station, TX 77843 > > > > > > > > -- > Gerry Creager -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University > Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: 979.862.3983 > Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College > Station, TX 77843 _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
