From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 29 17:56:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA21855 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 17:56:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (suebla.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.44.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA21848 for ; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 17:56:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sue@phoenix.welearn.com.au) Received: (from sue@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA03404; Sun, 30 Aug 1998 10:55:53 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <19980830105549.43901@welearn.com.au> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 10:55:50 +1000 From: Sue Blake To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Is the cable connected? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I have a no-name 4 port serial card which has worked with FreeBSD, but I haven't yet figured out what trickery is required to set it up. I also know (from using it elsewhere) that it is extremely difficult to tell whether or not the external cable is properly connected to the card (caused hours of angst elsewhere). It requires a large amount of brute force and the angle has to be just right, then the screws hold it in place fine. Before I start learning how to make FreeBSD use those serial ports, is there any quick way to test whether that *physical* connection exists? I suspect it's a catch 22, unless I've overlooked something. That's all I want to know for now; if I can't establish that it's plugged in, there's little point torturing myself with this card. -- Regards, -*Sue*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message