[Xastir] Xastir on Mepis - ttyS0 hard fail

[Matt Werner]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Lance Cotton" <joe at lightningflash.net>
To: "Gale Wilkinson" <gdwrbw at ftc-i.net>
Cc: <xastir at xastir.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir on Mepis - ttyS0 hard fail


> That sounds like something else has opened the serial port. When you start
> Xastir as a normal user, it is finding the lockfile put there by whatever
> program is already using the port. When you start as root, it can
overwrite
> the file, but that doesn't change the fact that the port is open by some
> other program, which is causing your hard fails.
>
> Look to see if some other program is using the serial port, maybe a getty
> login thread or serial console.

I've found that gpm, the mouse daemon, can be a good one for this.  Make
sure /dev/mouse doesn't point to your serial port.

73 - Matt