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mxc
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:32 pm    Post subject: How to get minicom to see /dev/tts/USB0? Reply with quote

Hi all,

I am trying to set up a chat script with my P800 sony/ericsson phone. I want to use something like minicom to see what the phone requires in the chat script. However when I launch minicom it doesn't list /dev/tts/USB0 in the drop down box of available port to connect to.

I am using linux kernel 2.6.6 with UDEV. I can see that the other tts devices are owned by the logged in user and the group is tty. The USB0 device is owned by root and group usb.

Any help appreciated.

thanks
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can't you just do a "cat /dev/tts/USB0"?

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mxc wrote:
...I am trying to set up a chat script with my P800
sony/ericsson phone. I want to use something like minicom to see
what the phone requires in the chat script. However when I launch
minicom it doesn't list /dev/tts/USB0 in the drop down box of
available port to connect to.


Is this correct?: Normally there is no device "/dev/tts/USB0",
but when you attach your P800, then "/dev/tts/USB0" is created?
(presumably by UDEV)

I don't fully understand the situation, but I'll risk a thought:
Perhaps could create a permanent symlink
Code:

ln -sf /dev/tts/USB0  /dev/P800


and then teach (i.e, configure) `minicom' about device
"/dev/P800", which is persistent.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the reponse. I have shelved this little project a while ago. But have learnt a lot since and with your imput I may be able to solve it. I will give it a bash again soon. I may even make it a new years resolution to get it working :)
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