serial comm in linux

hello

i want to know how to do serial communication in java under linux, i tried using rxtx alongwith javax.comm, but something is going wrong, can someone please tell me which versions to use and which files are to be put in which folder, i also followed the article Java Comm Serial API How-To for Linux, but its not working...i am using jdk 1.5.0 and javax.comm 3 and rxtx 2.0..........is the jcl.jar file for jdk1.4 same as RXTXComm.jar for jdk1.5.........can some1 please give me the complete steps, i cant find a good documentation anywhere, when i try to run my program, its not able to find the javax.comm.properties and i have put it in jdk/jre/lib.........so please help me out and tell me how to use rxtx alongwith javax.comm to establish serial comm in "LINUX"..........i have already done the same in windows.........but am struggling with linux...........please help me...........thanks a lot

[919 byte] By [preetimalika] at [2007-11-26 15:49:02]
# 1
Use one or the other, not both. RXTXcomm is just a different implementation of the javax.comm lib, and I believe it is based on 2.0, not 3.0. Unfortunately, for windows, you need the rxtx package because javax.comm is not supported for Windows.~Tim
SomeoneElsea at 2007-7-8 22:08:38 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 2
Hey Preeti..Can u tell us the way by which we can use java communication api on windows platform?my email id is coolsuruchi@hotmail.comI would be highly grateful to you.Suruchi
suruchibahetya at 2007-7-8 22:08:38 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 3
Use frigging RXTX. If you can't even read a thread's single follow-up post, you shouldn't call yourself "cool".
CeciNEstPasUnProgrammeura at 2007-7-8 22:08:38 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 4

Hi Suruchi,

u probably wudnt find .dll and javax.comm.properties file coz they have stopped javax.comm for windows, i got it from this site http://www.cs.uml.edu/~fredm/courses/91.305-fall04/javasetup.shtml

sorry for the delayed response...i didnt check my posts..hope u have found soln already..in case u r still stuck..u may use the above the link

preetimalika at 2007-7-8 22:08:39 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...
# 5
i had rather suggest use RXTX..
preetimalika at 2007-7-8 22:08:39 > top of Java-index,Java Essentials,Java Programming...