works great! (i made it work by "chmod 666...," but i wasn't sure if security would be compromised. the "adduser bt dialout" turned out to be the better/best solution (so i could keep the old permissions--660).)
scott, excellent info. thx. bentley taylor. (potato on 2.2.16) // [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 08:01:38 -0600 > From: cls-colo spgs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debs <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: gphoto--/dev/ttyS? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > debs, > > in trying to config gphoto, i get, " the user doesn't > have read or write access to the selected serial > device. please check the permissions..." > > i know that my modem is on /dev/ttyS2, to which i have > access as a non-root user; so, the "permissions" for > that shouldn't be a problem. the permissions for > /dev/ttyS0, S1, & S3 are the same as my modem (on > /dev/ttyS2). > > $ ls -l /dev/ttyS* > > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 64 Sep 2 19:23 > /dev/ttyS0 > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 65 Aug 19 09:28 > /dev/ttyS1 > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 66 Sep 3 19:47 > /dev/ttyS2 > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 67 Feb 22 1999 > /dev/ttyS3 > > ...suggestions on clearing up the error message? > > ia, t. > > bentley taylor. > > // > > Here's a couple things to try... > > 1. Assuming you have root access, run gphoto as root. Try connecting to the > camera this way. If successful, you know it's permission problems. If you > can't > connect, check the conenction, port, etc. Once root can conncet to the camera, > proceed onto step 2. > > 2. To keep a secure system, as root type "adduser <username> dialout" (don't > simply chmod 666 "/dev/ttyS2"). This will allow <username> to access the > serial > ports. Now, <username> must log out and back in to actually activate the new > group permissions! At this point you should be able to access the serial port. > > It worked for me:) Let me know if you still have problems. > > Scott > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
