Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 01:24:08 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: "Fiore, William" <Fiowi01@mail.cai.com>, support@cdrom.com, questions@freebsd.com Subject: Re: vt100 on serial port doesnt work Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971104011826.24283A-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971103203021.26439V-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Doug White wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Fiore, William wrote:
>
> > I changed the ttys file from off to on
> > and changed secure to insecure
> > then rebooted....but no getty is started and
> > 'the vt100 doesnt get a logon...what am I doing wrong?
>
> kill -HUP 1
Ha ha! VT100's rule!!! I have 2 at home, and one is permanently hooked
into my box.
1st, VT100's are generally too stupid to assert carrier detect, so you'll
need to put an entry into /etc/gettytab like this:
hw.9600:\
:hw:tc=9600-baud:
(BTW, I have a cheap serial cable, so I had to change these to 4800 baud)
And then put an entry in /etc/ttys like this:
cuaa0 "/usr/libexec/getty hw.4800" vt100 on
^^^^
(change this to 9600 if you have a good serial cable)
Of course, it's on the first serial port, so change that for which ever
you're installing it on.
THEN kill -HUP 1, and you should be in business!!
I have my VT100 right by my bed so I don't even have to get out of bed to
check my email....
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