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- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!cs.mu.OZ.AU!jane
- From: jane@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (jane lynette cosham)
- Subject: conflicting serial ports
- Message-ID: <jane.714294486@munagin>
- Summary: Problem using ttys0 and ttys2 at same time
- Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU
- Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 07:08:06 GMT
- Lines: 25
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- Hi!
-
- I am using linux 0.96c and having problems using ttys0 and ttys2 at
- the same time.
-
- If ttys0 is in use (for example for the mouse in X) then attempts to
- open ttys2 fail - reporting that the device is busy. The reverse also
- happens - if ttys2 is in use then ttys0 reports as busy.
-
- This is not dependent on what is trying to open the port or which one
- has the first port open - X for the mouse, kermit, getty or just a
- write to that device. It also is not dependent on the hardware - I
- have tried different i/o cards or even removing the card altogether.
- (kermit doesn't mind opening a port that isn't installed and writes
- to the other one still say the device is in use)
-
- Is this a bug? Am I doing something wrong? Would it be fixed if I
- upgraded to 0.97?
-
- Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-
- Thanks in advance, Jane.
-
- jane@munagin.ee.mu.oz.au
-
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