On 2007-02-27, Strake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The subject says it all, really. The kernel recognizes the serial port and
> assigns it /dev/ttys0,

I doubt it.  

Unless you've done some serious kernel hacking, /dev/ttys0 is
the slave end of a pty.

> as dmesg confirms,

I doubt it.

> but any attempt to access /dev/ttys0, including those made by
> minicom, setserial and a little test program that merely opens
> the file, fails with an "input/output error".

That's because the master end of the the pty isn't open.

> This annoys me to no end. Help is appreciated.

Try /dev/ttyS0

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