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Date:      Thu, 11 May 2000 15:21:47 +0200
From:      Bjoern Fischer <bfischer@Techfak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
To:        Mike Nowlin <mike@argos.org>
Cc:        Kris Kirby <kris@hiwaay.net>, David Miller <dmiller@search.sparks.net>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: serial console buglet
Message-ID:  <20000511152147.A380@frolic.no-support.loc>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.05.10005110203180.167-100000@jason.argos.org>; from mike@argos.org on Thu, May 11, 2000 at 02:10:29AM -0400
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005101801360.88870-100000@barricuda.bsd.nws.net> <Pine.LNX.4.05.10005110203180.167-100000@jason.argos.org>

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On Thu, May 11, 2000 at 02:10:29AM -0400, Mike Nowlin wrote:
> Speaking of serial consoles, I keep getting bit by a little bug that is a
> descendant of the RS-232 specification (mother) and unterminated signals
> (father).
>=20
> On some of my machines that have serial consoles connected to (usually)
> Wyse 150 & Wyse 60 terminals, they have the annoying habit of not
> rebooting if the serial console is turned off...  Turn the console on or
> pull the serial cable, and the machine proceeds to boot.  (3-wire=20
> interface).  Without digging into the source yet, I'm guessing there's
> something in there that keeps the boot process from starting if there's a=
=20
> constant mark/space (don't remember which one -- been a long day) on the
> console port. =20
>=20
> #1 - Is this correct?

Do you initiate a reboot and then switch off the TTY? Switching
off a TTY may look like a BREAK signal to the host side RS232.

  Bj=F6rn

--=20
-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
GCS d--(+) s++: a- C+++(-) UB++++OSI++++$ P+++(-) L---(++) !E W- N+ o>+
K- !w !O !M !V  PS++  PE-  PGP++  t+++  !5 X++ tv- b+++ D++ G e+ h-- y+=20
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------


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