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  From: magpie <cabernet@e-access.com.au>
  To  : LinuxSA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:12:55 +1030

Re: Device Node

On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 10:56:46AM +0930, Michael Firkins wrote:
> hi
> 
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:29:59 +1030, magpie wrote
> > I need to create a /dev/node for /dev/modem on this PC. Can 
> > anyone suggest a command to do this. Internet is via ISDN so 
> > the system probably thought it was not needed. Now I want to 
> > get a fax going.
> 
> Hmm. Anytime I've seen it, /dev/modem is a symlink to /dev/ttySx
> 
> Your modem is on a serial port, right? Which one? Once you know that,
> all you have to do is either use the device directly (use /dev/ttySx
> instead of /dev/modem) or create the symlink manually:
> 
> ln -s /dev/ttySx /dev/modem
> 
> If you are missing /dev/ttySx completely, have a look at the MAKEDEV
> script in /dev
> 


Thanks, got it.

Brian


> Regards,
> 
> Michael
> 
> > 
> > Brian Marr
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