Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 09:57:50 -0700 From: Darren Wiebe <dkwiebe@hagenhomes.com> To: Alejandro Ramirez <ales@megared.net.mx> Cc: Peeter Pirn <peeter@rhubarb.fwi.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Wyse 60 HOWTO Message-ID: <388F278E.3429A65F@hagenhomes.com> References: <20000125224147.B7516@rhubarb.fwi.com> <00de01bf681a$cafed540$fba3f9cf@megared.net.mx>
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I agree. I saved it and plan on printing it eventually. I have no experience with terminals, but expect to set some up on freebsd within the next year. Darren Wiebe dkwiebe@hagenhomes.com Alejandro Ramirez wrote: > > Hi, > > Great Info, why dont you send it to freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org in order to > get it in to the Handbook. > > A quote from the Handbook web page: > > If you are interested in helping with this project, send email to the > FreeBSD documentation project mailing list <freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org>. > > Greetings... > Ales > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peeter Pirn <peeter@rhubarb.fwi.com> > To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 9:41 PM > Subject: Wyse 60 HOWTO > > > I think that this document is appropriate for the mailing list > > archive. I have written it from bits of information I still > > have lying around from the project and from my recollection. > > > > --------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<-------- > > > > Please send corrections to peeter@rhubarb.fwi.com. > > > > > > SYSTEM: > > > > FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE > > Cyclom 8Yo+ IDE multiport serial card > > Wyse 60 terminal connected on /dev/ttyc00 (Port 1 on the > > Cyclom card) > > > > > > SYNOPSIS: > > > > If your users can live without X-Windows, adding terminals to your > > FreeBSD system is an affordable way to add users without building a > > LAN. > > > > After reconfiguring and rebuilding the kernel, I installed the Cyclom > > card using default settings. I followed the steps in the FreeBSD > > Handbook (12.4.3.3. Configuring the cy driver) for configuring the cy > > driver except for one major exception -- Port 1 on the Cyclom card is > > ttyc00, not ttyc0. I asked the freebsd-questions mailing list about > > how to properly cable a terminal room. The responses I got led me to > > discover the Yost Serial Device Wiring Standard > > (http://yost.com/computers/RJ45-serial/index.html). I assembled the > > cabling and tools to follow this standard and then connected a port on > > the Cyclom card to a Wyse terminal accordingly. The /etc/ttys file was > > then edited and the Wyse terminal was configured for vt100 terminal > > behavior. > > > > > > VENDORS: > > > > The list of vendors I used is listed below. All of these vendors sold > > me good products in a prompt and professional manner. > > > > I purchased the Cyclades Cyclom 8-Yo+ ISA (8-port) multiport serial > > card from www.sellcom.com. > > > > I purchased a Wyse 60 terminal from an Ebay auction. (The seller was > > Midwest Computer Brokers in Iowa.) > > > > For cabling between the Cyclom 8-Yo and the Wyse 60 terminal, I chose > > to follow the Yost Serial Device Wiring Standard > > (http://yost.com/computers/RJ45-serial/index.html). > > > > I purchased a Paladin PC Cable-Check PC cable tester from the Yahoo > > store. (The seller was www.web-tronics.com.) > > > > I purchased RJ45 plugs, an RJ45 crimp tool and Cat 5 cable from > > www.appleseedelectronics.com. > > > > I purchased RJ45 F to DB25 M adapters from www.pccables.com. > > > > I purchased DB25 F-to-F gender changers from www.stonecomputer.com. > > > > I special-ordered AMP Half Tap Filled Tel-Splice Connectors (AMP P/N > > 553017-2) and the Tel-Splice Crimp Tool (AMP P/N 231839-1) from > > www.newark.com. > > > > > > PROCEDURE: > > > > Kernel Configuration: > > > > I checked dmesg to see if there were other devices using IRQ 10 or > > memory addresses 0xd4000-0xd5FFF, which are the defaults in the kernel > > config file line for the Cyclom card (found in /sys/i386/conf/LINT and > > shown below). I did not find any, so I left the IRQ and memory > > location specified in the kernel config line alone. > > > > I copied the following line from /sys/i386/conf/LINT into my local > > kernel config file, also in /sys/i386/conf. > > > > # Cyclades multi-port serial card (Cyclades 8-Yo+) > > device cy0 at isa? tty irq 10 iomem 0xd4000 iosiz 0x2000 > > > > I confirmed in the Cyclom Y User's Guide pp.23-24 that the default dip > > switch settings corresponded to the IO and memory parameters specified > > in the kernel config. They did. > > > > I then rebuilt the kernel according to the FreeBSD Handbook (5.2. > > Building and Installing a Custom Kernel). > > > > Cyclom Card Installation: > > > > I then shut down the machine and installed the Cyclom 8-Yo+ card in an > > available ISA slot without changing the dip switches. After rebooting > > the system, I saw in dmesg that the kernel had properly detected the > > Cyclom card: > > > > cy0 irq 10 maddr 0xd4000 msize 8192 on isa > > > > (8192 = 0x2000, so the kernel config line does indeed match the dmesg > > output.) > > > > Though I did not encounter an IRQ conflict or IO memory conflict, I > > did note that the FreeBSD mailing list archive does contain articles > > about what specifically some people did to remedy such conflicts. > > > > Serial Cabling: > > > > My terminals can be up to 80 feet away from the server. I posted a > > question to the freebsd-questions mailing list asking how real > > terminal rooms are wired. I received some helpful hints which led me > > to the Yost Serial Device Wiring Standard > > (http://yost.com/computers/RJ45-serial/index.html). Instead of using > > different kinds of cables for various serial communications > > configurations, this standard always uses the same cable between any > > two serial devices (DCE or DTE). The difference between DCE and DTE is > > handled by constructing one custom adapter for DCE-s and another for > > DTE-s. > > > > The cables I used were standard CAT5 cables (I had to be mindful of > > how wires of a twisted pair were assigned to RJ45 plug pins, however. > > The standard specifies what to do.) I constructed the cables using > > CAT5 cables, RJ45 plugs, an RJ45 crimp tool and the standard. > > > > The custom adapters were DB25 M to RJ45 F adapters, specially wired to > > be either for DTE or for DCE and to conform to the standard. Instead > > of soldering wires 4 and 5 of the RJ45 end together, I chose to splice > > them using AMP Half Tap Filled Tel-Splice Connectors (AMP P/N > > 553017-2). (The corresponding crimp tool is the Tel-Splice Crimp Tool > > (AMP P/N 231839-1).) A Cyclom serial port and a Wyse 60 terminal are > > both DTE-s, so I made two Yost DTE adapters and plugged one into Port > > 1 of the serial card (with the help of a DB25 F-to-F gender changer) > > and the other into the MODEM port on the Wyse 60 terminal. > > > > The correct pin connections across two Yost DB25-to-RJ45 adapters, > > when connected with a Yost cable for the > > Cyclom-serial-port-to-Wyse-terminal (DTE-to-DTE, i.e., null-modem) > > connection, are: > > > > TD 2 -----\/------ 2 > > RD 3 -----/\------ 3 > > RTS 4 -----\/------ 4 > > CTS 5 -----/\------ 5 > > > > SG 7 ------------- 7 > > CD 8 ----\ /------ 8 > > X > > DTR 20----/ \------ 20 > > > > I confirmed this with a cable tester. > > > > It is my observation that buying cable, plugs, crimp tools, adapters, > > splice connectors and even a cable tester pays for itself when > > considering the difference in price between one PC and one terminal. > > If you're installing multiple terminals, you will save a lot of money > > over installing PC-s. > > > > Configure the terminal: > > > > Turn on the Wyse 60 terminal and type Shift-Setup to enter the > > configuration menu. > > > > The following settings may be enough to get things working: > > > > F1 DISP: COLUMNS=80, LINES=24 > > > > F2 GENERAL: PERSONALITY=VT 100, COM MODE=FULL DUPLEX, > > DATA/PRINTER=MODEM/AUX, RCVD CR=CR, ENHANCE=ON, > > END OF LINE WRAP=ON, AUTO SCRL=ON, SEND ACK=ON > > > > F4 COMM: BAUD RATE=19200, DATA/STOP BITS=8/1, PARITY=NONE, > > RCV HANDSHAKE=XON/XOFF, XMT HNDSHAKE=XON/XOFF, > > XPC HNDSHAKE=OFF > > > > The serial connection is made with the Modem port. > > > > > > Configure the Cyclades Driver: > > > > See the FreeBSD Handbook (12.4.3.3. Configuring the cy driver). > > > > > > Configure the Serial Port: > > > > See the FreeBSD Handbook (14.2.3. Terminal Configuration). > > > > Here are the relevant lines out of my /etc/ttys file: > > > > # > > # Serial devices connected to Cyclades Cyclom 8-Yo+ (cy0) 8-port > > # multiport serial card > > ttyc00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.19200" vt100 on insecure > > > > Once /etc/ttys is ready, there is no need to reboot. Just `kill -HUP > > 1' to force init to reread /etc/ttys. (The init process always has > > process ID 1.) > > > > > > TROUBLESHOOTING: > > > > Symptom: > > > > I see the following message on the console after rebooting or > > after `kill -HUP 1': > > > > getty: tcgetattr /dev/ttyc0: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > > > This is followed by: > > > > init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyc0, sleeping > > 30 secs > > > > Solution: > > > > Change /etc/ttys entry from > > > > ttyc0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.19200" vt100 on insecure > > > > to > > > > ttyc00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.19200" vt100 on insecure > > > > > > --------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<-------- > > > > -- > > Peeter Pirn - peeter@rhubarb.fwi.com > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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