Linux USB

abhijeetudas · 05-24-2005, 05:02 AM

Hi All,

Im using a USB to serial converter for getting an additional
Serial Port on my machine { fedora core 3}.
It works fine.
the problem im facing is that.. when ever i plug it in to a diffent USB port
it shows up as
/dev/ttyUSB0 then /dev/ttyUSB1 & so on..
is there any way
where i can get that device to get a fixed device like say /dev/ttyUSBX or some thing like that

im quite sure there is some kinda hack in udev / hotplug for this.
.

thanks,.

oneandoneis2 · 05-24-2005, 05:37 AM

You don't need a hack, udev was DESIGNED to do this!

Easiest way is just to create a symlink, so no matter what it gets recognised as, it still gets the same name, eg /dev/usbserial

Check the syslog to see what it gets recognised as, or check udevinfo, and then update your /etc/udev/rules files accordingly: http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html might be helpful for you