From owner-freebsd-emulation Thu Jul 5 12:31: 4 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from kumquat.hlcca.org (kumquat.hlcca.org [209.244.192.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0382437B401 for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:31:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dakota@kumquat.hlcca.org) Received: (qmail 93404 invoked by uid 143); 5 Jul 2001 15:30:17 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO kumquat.hlcca.org) (sendmail-bs@127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 5 Jul 2001 15:30:17 -0000 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.3.1 01/18/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: "ComputersUSA! WebMaster" Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org, dakota@FreeBSD.ORG From: lists@mediumgreen.com Subject: Re: Vmware - Serial Configuration? In-Reply-To: Message from "ComputersUSA! WebMaster" of "Thu, 05 Jul 2001 12:27:45 MST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 15:30:17 +0000 Message-Id: <20010705193102.0382437B401@hub.freebsd.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I think I heard "ComputersUSA! WebMaster" say: >I have my Hot Sync Cradle hookedup to Com1, but when I try to sync, it never >makes a connection. Is there some special config needed to make this work? >(I've been lurking on the vmware newsgroups.. and have seen issues with >serial ports.. and source hacks to fix them.. but what has to be done for >freebsd?) > >I'm running FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE, and as I said Vmware 2.0.3, from ports. I haven't had problems with my serial visor cradle. I just set the port device (which it sounds like you have done) and set it to type 'device' in the vmware device configuration. Windoze saw it and just worked from there (well... that is until my vmware decided to start rebooting my machine... see email from yesterday). -matthew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message