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Date:      Sat, 17 Apr 1999 18:16:43 +0800 (HKT)
From:      Super-User <root@startv.com>
To:        "Pavel V. Antipov" <pavel@ikar.elect.ru>
Cc:        Terence Chan <kachan@startv.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: where is /dev/ttyS0
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.3.91.990417181600.120A-100000@mail01>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990417135014.26784B-100000@ikar.elect.ru>

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I already ran that with root.. What kind of permission do I need??

Thanks
-=Terence=-

On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Pavel V. Antipov wrote:

> 
> 
> On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Terence Chan wrote:
> 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > I have a linux binary which will access to the serial port of the PC to collect
> > data, and in the Red Hat linux box, I refer to the serial port as /dev/ttyS0.
> > 
> > 
> > However, I am planning to implement the same system on FreeBSD, and I have managed
> > to get the binary running. Unfortunately, I wasn't be able to locate the correct
> > /dev file to access the serial ports.
> > 
> > I have tried the followings:
> > /dev/ttyd0
> > /dev/cuaa0
> > 
> > None of them work for me. 
> > 
> > What is the problem? Is that the binary wasn't be able to read the com port??
> > or I have referred to the wrong device?
> > 
> > Pls Advise. 
> > 
> > Many Thanks.
> > -=Terence=-
> > http://www.startv.com
> I think you have wrong permissions for files /dev/cuaa0 etc
> please check them
> 
> 
> 


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