redhat 7 only loads ttyS0-3 at bootup????

[ralph wiggum]

does redhat 7.0 (kernel 2.2.x i think) only load ttyS0 - ttys3 (in MS world com 1-4) at bootup???

how can i add ttyS4 (com5) to the boot up process?

[The King Ant]

You have more than 4 serial ports?

I think you just have to make the devices once, and they should be there forever. "man MAKEDEV" You might just be able to do something like "/dev/MAKEDEV ttyS4," but you might have to specify some options and stuff. I don't really know much making devices...

[ralph wiggum]

i thought ttyS was the same as a com port???

and isnt a serial port completely different to a com port?

[The King Ant]

ttyS* is a serial port.

I think a serial port and a com port are basically the same thing... I know that ttyS0 is usually the physical serial port on your motherboard, and so is ttyS1 (if you have 2 serial ports). And then basically a modem is some hardware connected to a serial port (if it's an external modem, then you plug it into the serial port; if it's an internal hardware modem, then the serial port is built into the card), so I guess the modem would probably be ttyS2.

In windows, stuff that is plugged into a serial port is usually access through com1 or com2 or whatever. I think you can also specify which com port to use, if you're having conflicts.

[ 08 February 2001: Message edited by: The King Ant ]

[ralph wiggum]

ah.... i see...

i sofa king wee todd it ;)