Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 22:59:44 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: Aditya <aditya@grot.org> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: serial console vs. serial terminal Message-ID: <20020327224559.W4007-100000@gamplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <20020327010548.GA78994@mighty.grot.org>
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On Tue, 26 Mar 2002, Aditya wrote: > [Lots deleted...] > So what is it about explictly setting sio0 to be the console that changes the > serial line discipline? Connecting with a regular null modem cable seems to be > unaffected in either case. The relevant difference is probably that clocal is turned on and locked on for the console. clocal makes some modem control signals unnecessary. Null modem cables aren't standard enough to always fake all the necessary control signals like the driver wants. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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