Re: /dev/ttyX not-blocking

From: Edward Muller (edwardam@home.com)
Date: Sat Jul 29 2000 - 22:07:51 EST


Nevermind 'stty -F /dev/ttyS1 -clocal' fixed the problem. Although I'm not sure
why the device was setup with clocal, which disables modem control signals...

On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Edward Muller wrote:

> This probably isn't a kernel issue...but...
>
> I've written a small program that opens a /dev/ttySX device, in blocking mode
> (ie. O_RDONLY flag only), when the open call returns, it closes the device and
> runs another program. This way I know something was connected to the port and
> assuming the deivce is not removed the program called will work.
>
> But...I rebooted my machine today (running 2.2.14 from redhat) and the program
> no longer works...
>
> I've searched high and low and can't find an explanation...
>
> Can any of you guys point me in the right direction?
>
> Thanks,
>
>

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...EAM...
edwardam@home.com
emuller@painewebber.com

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