Linux-Hams archive - July 1998: RE: AX25 + Linux = impossible for me
RE: AX25 + Linux = impossible for me
(ohyt.dacdnzw@tntsoftware.com)
Wed, 1 Jul 1998 09:54:52 +0200
> I am trying to get AX25 into my Linux system. I have tried
> Slackware 3.2 and
> Debian 1.3.1, Kernels 2.0.31 and 2.0.34, but
> I always fail with activating the ax25 ports. I go step by step with
> AX25-HOWTO, I suceed in compiling the kernel, ax25-modules,
> net-tools and
> ax25-utils. Baycom modem is compiled as a direct support of
> kernel (not a
> module). The first error
> message I get is after:
>
> # ifconfig bc0 hw ax25 OM0NYM-15 up
>
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy
> or sometimes I get:
> Permission denied
>
check the inittab file ...
is there a getty process active on the serial port you want to use ?
Only 1 process can have access to the serial port - so delete the entry
in inittab and
reboot.
Filip, ON1AFN