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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ttyS0 permission
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:37:03
Message-Id: 20100328173631.GI5637@syscon4.inet
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ttyS0 permission by Robin Atwood
1 On 03/28/10 23:48, Robin Atwood wrote:
2 >On Sunday 28 March 2010, Joseph wrote:
3 >> How to change permission on /dev/ttyS0 ?
4 >> Which program controls it owner and permission?
5 >> Is it possible to change it with hylafax?
6 >>
7 >> Currently I have:
8 >> crw------- 1 uucp uucp 4, 64 Mar 19 13:46 /dev/ttyS0
9 >>
10 >> And I wan it to be:
11 >> crw-rw-rw- 1 uucp uucp 4, 64 Mar 19 13:46 /dev/ttyS0
12 >>
13 >> I've tried adding a rule to 50-udev.rules in /dev
14 >> but /udev is not running and when I try to restart it I get:
15 >>
16 >> The udev init-script is written for baselayout-2
17 >> Please do not use it with baselayout-1
18 >
19 >This is set by parameter "DeviceMode: 0660" in file
20 >/var/spool/fax/etc/config.ttyS0. You are asked in the setup script.
21 >
22 >HTH
23 >-Robin
24
25 Yes, you are correct.
26 I was able to find it as well:
27 http://wiki.contribs.org/HylaFax
28
29 I had a problem make it dial-up work in Windows XP running in VirtualBox when hylafax is running.
30 I had to disable "faxgetty ttyS0" in inittab or Windows XP dial-up will not work.
31
32 But wvdial works OK when Hylafax is ON.
33
34 --
35 Joseph

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Re: [gentoo-user] ttyS0 permission Robin Atwood <robin.atwood@×××××××××.net>