Install Java COMM RXTX in Linux

Instruction dated May 2005

1. First install java SDK as shown above. Let say your java is in /usr/lib/j2sdk1.4-sun. It depends on your version, and where you install it. I will call it $JAVA
2. Get the latext binary for linux from rxtx.org.
   untar it, you will see lib-something-parallel.so and lib-something-serial.so.
   cp those to $JAVA/jre/lib/i386/
   you will also see RXTXcomm.jar
   cp that to $JAVA/jre/lib/ext
3. Get Java Comm from sun (http://java.sun.com/products/javacomm/downloads/index.html)
   Download Version 2.0 for Microsoft Windows and Solaris/x86
   Get the Solaris x86 version
   you will see comm.jar
   cp that to $JAVA/jre/lib/ext
4. echo “Driver=gnu.io.RXTXCommDriver” > $JAVA/jre/lib/javax.comm.properties
5. Test out your installation
   Go to the untar javacomm directory
   inside it, there should be a samples/Simple
   javac *.java
   See if there is error. If there is no error, installation is finished!

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