[Pkg-kde-commits] rev 1880 -
branches/kde-3.4.0/packages/kdenetwork/debian
Christopher Martin
chrsmrtn at costa.debian.org
Wed Sep 28 20:23:18 UTC 2005
Author: chrsmrtn
Date: 2005-09-28 20:23:17 +0000 (Wed, 28 Sep 2005)
New Revision: 1880
Modified:
branches/kde-3.4.0/packages/kdenetwork/debian/kppp.README.Debian
Log:
Minor tweaks to the KPPP Debian README.
Modified: branches/kde-3.4.0/packages/kdenetwork/debian/kppp.README.Debian
===================================================================
--- branches/kde-3.4.0/packages/kdenetwork/debian/kppp.README.Debian 2005-09-27 09:12:40 UTC (rev 1879)
+++ branches/kde-3.4.0/packages/kdenetwork/debian/kppp.README.Debian 2005-09-28 20:23:17 UTC (rev 1880)
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@
Finally, if you are uncertain as to which device node represents your modem,
you can try to find out by running "dmesg | grep tty". The output of this
-command will often provide a sufficient hint.
+command will sometimes provide the needed hint.
-If the answer seems to be that your modem is on a node, such as ttyS14, that
+If the answer seems to be that your modem is on a node, such as ttyS28, that
KPPP does not accept as a configuration option, then you should create a
symlink from that node to /dev/modem (by running, as root,
-"ln -s /dev/ttyS14 /dev/modem", where ttyS14 is replaced by whatever node your
-modem is on). Then simply configure KPPP to use /dev/modem.
+"ln -s /dev/ttyS28 /dev/modem", where ttyS28 is replaced by whatever node your
+modem is on). Then simply configure KPPP to use /dev/modem. Further modems
+with non-standard device nodes can likewise be symlinked to /dev/modem[0-3].
If you use udev, then symlinks in /dev will not be preserved
across reboots. In this case, you should edit, as root, /etc/udev/links.conf,
-adding a line that resembles "L modem /dev/ttyS14". You must then either
+adding a line that resembles "L modem /dev/ttyS28". You must then either
reboot, or run "/etc/init.d/udev restart", for the link to be created.
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