[Elecraft] KIO2 connect to Ubuntu Linux

[Arthur Gunn]

My memory of how I connected my K2 to this Ubuntu 8.10 computer has  
faded over the last year. Although the Ubuntu version then was 7.04,  
the computer was the same.

I have been attempting to configure the com 1 serial port with the  
root command:

serial:/dev/ttyS0?baud=4800+stop=2+parity=none

The reply is "file does not exist."

I see file size for ttyS0 as 0 bytes. Could it be that I need to  
create a special ttyS0 file? Since I do not remember that step before,  
I am a bit lost here.

Maybe there is a configuration program for com port config that does  
not expect to write to a dial up modem!.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Arthur
VE9BP