[Voyage-linux] releasing /dev/ttyS0 from the console once booted...

[Yiorgos Adamopoulos]

Mark Pendrith wrote:
> Any advice appreciated.

1. Use mgetty: From http://www.webforum.de/FAQ-1.html#ss1.1

"More specifically, the program `mgetty' allows you to use a class 2.0 
or 2 fax modem for receiving faxes and handling external logins without 
interfering with outgoing calls. `sendfax' is a standalone program which 
sends fax files. `vgetty' is an extended version of mgetty that can 
answer the telephone like an answering machine and record a voice-mail 
message (if it finds one), or perform `mgetty's fax or data call 
handling otherwise. The mgetty+sendfax distribution includes vgetty and 
a good-sized gob of utility programs that help you manage faxes and 
voice messages."

2. http://www.interfacemasters.com/products/usb/mini_pci_3_ports/index.html

IIRC, it costs arround $120