makedev /dev/ttys0

[cR[a]I\Ik]

Hi

I am trying to connect my basic stamp (http://www.parallax.com) to my computer on a serial port: COM1. but MAKEDEV /dev/ttyS0 doesn't work. It says
"don't know how to make device "/dev/ttyS0"

What can I do?

thanks alot

crank

[Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379]

are you sure ttyS0 isn't already there?

Also, it's probably

MAKEDEV ttyS0

not

MAKEDEV /dev/ttyS0

[bwkaz]

Why do you think that /dev/ttyS0 doesn't exist? Does it show up in an ls? (hey, it's happened before) What error are you getting when you try to use it, if so?

If it doesn't show up with ls, then create it the "old" way:

mknod /dev/ttyS0 c 4 64

As root, of course.