Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 12:09:34 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is the cable connected? Message-ID: <19980830120934.V17530@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <19980830105549.43901@welearn.com.au>; from Sue Blake on Sun, Aug 30, 1998 at 10:55:50AM %2B1000 References: <19980830105549.43901@welearn.com.au>
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On Sunday, 30 August 1998 at 10:55:50 +1000, Sue Blake wrote: > 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. I use a breakout box. I can't think of any software method offhand. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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