Re: Symlink to Modem Vanishes

[chuck gelm <chuck@gelm.net>]

Peter wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Slackware 10.2 kernel 2.6.16
>
>Why is it that the symlink /dev/modem to /dev/ttyS0 is gone when machine is 
>halted and has to be made again after rebooting?
>
>I do not know when this started, definitely it did not happen before I got my 
>broadband connection a little over a year ago.
>
>Thanks & regards
>  
>
Hi, Peter:

...because it is removed during a boot?

Edit /etc/rc.d/rc.6 and put
 ls -l /dev/modem [> /home/modem.txt]
 ls -l /dev/ttyS0     [> /home/ttyS0.txt]
immediately in front of
 'reboot' and 'halt' to see if it is still there immediately before.
It is a few lines from the bottom on my Slackware 10.2 - 2.4.31

Boot from a 'live CD' and see of the link is there to see if it is being
removed during a boot.

-or-

put "ln -s /dev/modem /dev/ttyS0" at the bottom of your /etc/rc.d/rc.local.
(did ^                                         ^ I get that right?)

HTH, Chuck


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