Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 11:53:44 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Leif Neland <leifn@neland.dk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Serial boot prompt messages and a modem Message-ID: <199912261953.LAA03506@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 26 Dec 1999 01:14:42 %2B0100." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9912260112120.60521-100000@arnold.neland.dk>
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> > > On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Daniel C. Sobral wrote: > > > Leif Neland wrote: > > > > > > > Just configure it correctly. Don't tell it to talk to a serial device > > > > that will be sending it gibberish. > > > > > > A hack would be to have the loader emit ATE0 to protect itself from > > > echoing modems. > > > > AFAIK, it would not protect against all modems. I think Winmodems, for > > instance, won't recognize that command. > > > A: AFAIK, winmodems are not connected to a serial port, they are internal > boards. > > B: Real men don't use anything marked win* for Real Computing. "Real Men" don't connect modems configured to echo to console ports. The first BIOS-supported serial port on your PC is the console port. End of story. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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