From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HMA3g-0007HX-95 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:40:28 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l1RLd1lT010411; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:39:01 GMT Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.174]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l1RLY8Ic004825 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:34:08 GMT Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id z38so1252906ugc for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:34:07 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=JSs7Q6t8rABp5FHdJoHgGDt2gn6yAVhyzeEZk409iVIZoGtIQfmzpEsemdILT8pbMMoVw3/Y7VOa5lqmZDOAznNt08cp1G/fRWy8/cF2PRy2F4D1vGm5PERqyVEdQOJiaSFHiOEf3JEQ+FHTcL5oE9G3t8cUKmij7qR8wbNIKoY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=AunT8qzM+QMgTv8p51Bf0ZXnHQ8o/Ns7aBT2mUXa5XNrc/5EYClZCh/hG/Puu/lxRmeDqI/vzXcv4wY/P9A+93ZAG4fQxT1E1omSb99iZKJk7Pen6P5aJQ4pKFg1144vW6ng3wNQU+CXAnCgudh+K+WqDR0Lyz57P77/soXqrJM= Received: by 10.78.201.2 with SMTP id y2mr618851huf.1172612047664; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:34:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.202.9 with HTTP; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:34:07 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:34:07 -0500 From: Strake To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: accessing serial console yields input/output error In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_6089_3849329.1172612047574" References: X-Archives-Salt: 9fd9f41e-c681-4ca4-a328-8e6ed2718386 X-Archives-Hash: 0c6242b344def3987600586718c92373 ------=_Part_6089_3849329.1172612047574 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Actually, that was it. The real serial port is /dev/ttyS0. Thanks for pointing that out. On 2/27/07, Strake wrote: > > The subject says it all, really. The kernel recognizes the serial port and > assigns it /dev/ttys0, as dmesg confirms, but any attempt to access > /dev/ttys0, including those made by minicom, setserial and a little test > program that merely opens the file, fails with an "input/output error". This > annoys me to no end. Help is appreciated. > > System specs: > kernel 2.6.18-gentoo-r6 > x86_64 (AMD) > MSI K8N Diamond Plus > > -- > Registered Linux User #392061 > counter.li.org > -------- > If a human doesn't frequently exercise their lips, their brains start > working > - Jasper > -------- > Linux wins heavily on points of being available now. > - Linus Torvalds > -------- > No, you may not goto the washroom. Last time you went to the washroom, we > found you days later in an air vent. > - Bryn -- Registered Linux User #392061 counter.li.org -------- If a human doesn't frequently exercise their lips, their brains start working - Jasper -------- No, you may not goto the washroom. Last time you went to the washroom, we found you days later in an air vent. - Bryn ------=_Part_6089_3849329.1172612047574 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Actually, that was it. The real serial port is /dev/ttyS0. Thanks for pointing that out.

On 2/27/07, Strake <strake888@gmail.com > wrote:
The subject says it all, really. The kernel recognizes the serial port and assigns it /dev/ttys0, as dmesg confirms, but any attempt to access /dev/ttys0, including those made by minicom, setserial and a little test program that merely opens the file, fails with an "input/output error". This annoys me to no end. Help is appreciated.

System specs:
kernel 2.6.18-gentoo-r6
x86_64 (AMD)
MSI K8N Diamond Plus

--
Registered Linux User #392061
counter.li.org
--------
If a human doesn't frequently exercise their lips, their brains start working
- Jasper
--------
Linux wins heavily on points of being available now.
- Linus Torvalds
--------
No, you may not goto the washroom. Last time you went to the washroom, we found you days later in an air vent.
- Bryn



--
Registered Linux User #392061
counter.li.org
--------
If a human doesn't frequently exercise their lips, their brains start working
- Jasper
--------
No, you may not goto the washroom. Last time you went to the washroom, we found you days later in an air vent.
- Bryn ------=_Part_6089_3849329.1172612047574-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list