Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 22:42:46 +0100 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: Gregory Sutter <gsutter@pobox.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VT320 terminal connection problems Message-ID: <35DDE9D6.AC03DCD@tdx.co.uk> References: <19980821134553.A924@notabene.zer0.org>
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Gregory Sutter wrote: > > I've got a genuine DEC VT320 that I'm trying to hook up to a FreeBSD > box. I've got the MMJ to 25-pin serial connector, so the physical > connection is no problem, but I can't get any communication between > the FreeBSD box and the VT. > > I've edited /etc/ttys and inserted an entry for ttyd1 (and I've tried > ttyd0 too): > > ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure Hi, I've had one of these working with 2.2.2-RELEASE before... I seem to remember the problem was handshaking... I also seem to remember resorting to using the device on /dev/cuaaX rather than /dev/ttydX... Make sure your cable is wired properly... As a last resort try reversing pins 2 and 3, and the handshaking pins (these depend on whether your using DB9 or DB25 at the PC end)... I've been thinking of dragging the old DEC VT320 out the cupboard again, simply because of the fact a serial line to our FreeBSD boxes crashes less often than a WinNT/95 box running telnet ;-) I also seem to remember the ESC key remaps as something weird like CTRL-3 unless your careful ;-) Regards, Karl Pielorz To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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