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Date:      Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:28:30 +0100
From:      Ulrich Spoerlein <uspoerlein@gmail.com>
To:        Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Anton Yuzhaninov <citrin@citrin.ru>
Subject:   Re: serial console in current
Message-ID:  <20081114172830.GC1474@roadrunner.spoerlein.net>
In-Reply-To: <20081113215812.GN81783@hoeg.nl>
References:  <491B3161.7000808@citrin.ru> <20081112203501.GA81783@hoeg.nl> <491B41F3.9030307@citrin.ru> <20081112212350.GB81783@hoeg.nl> <491C6BE7.3020202@citrin.ru> <20081113180514.GH81783@hoeg.nl> <20081113215812.GN81783@hoeg.nl>

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On Thu, 13.11.2008 at 22:58:12 +0100, Ed Schouten wrote:
> * Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl> wrote:
> > * Anton Yuzhaninov <citrin@citrin.ru> wrote:
> > > with cuau0 in /etc/ttys it works!
> > 
> > That means your serial cable probably doesn't have its carrier detect
> > line connected properly.
> 
> A better solution would be to do this:
> 
> 	stty clocal < /dev/ttyu0.init
> 
> You should then be able to just use ttyu0.

What about using std.3wire in /etc/ttys. I had to do this for using a
Digi Port console switch hooked up to a FreeBSD box with a standard
adapter (not the proprietary cable). Interessting point: a RHEL 5.2
system didn't need any special fiddling...


Cheers,
Ulrich Spoerlein
-- 
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool,
than to speak, and remove all doubt.



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