Re: Serial Port Mess Up Causes Crash

[John Simmons <John.Simmons@Eng>]

I actually did the first three, and the problem was still not fixed.
My sysadmin suggested the other two, and then it worked.  I'm not
certain as to why.  My guess is that something else gets updated /
recreated in the process (I can't think of what it might be).

John

> Subject: Re: Serial Port Mess Up Causes Crash
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> }
> } When the Serial Port Permissions don't allow access to PI_BIND (assume 
> } /dev/ttyb):
> } 
> } Run commands as root:
> } 
> } 1. chmod 666 /dev/ttyb
> } 2. chown root /dev/ttyb
> } 3. chgrp sys /dev/ttyb
> 
> I'm with you to here.
> 
> } 4. touch /reconfigure
> } 5. reboot
> 
> These last two steps should be completely unnecessary; what do you think
> they accomplish?  (Not that you're wrong; I just don't understand,
> so you might be, or I might be dense.)
> 
> 
> 

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