[Bug 466933] [NEW] Cannot access modem ports from gtkterm

[Nateloaf]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gtkterm

I have two USRobotics hardware modems installed in my computer.

When I try to open up /dev/ttyS1 or /dev/ttyS2 in gtkterm, I get the
error "Cannot open /dev/ttyS1 : Device or resource busy".  When I run
gtkterm as root, the message goes away and I can type "AT" or "ATDT" and
hear the dial tone coming from my computer.

It seems like applications are not able to access the serial ports, even
though we know they are pointing at a working modem.

My current user is a member of the dialout group.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 31 11:03:50 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gtkterm 0.99.5-1ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: gtkterm
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

** Affects: gtkterm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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Cannot access modem ports from gtkterm
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