From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Mar 4 01:56:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id BAA17196 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 01:56:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id BAA17184 for ; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 01:56:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id UAA12563; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 20:25:27 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199603040955.UAA12563@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: FIFO question To: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 20:25:26 +1030 (CST) Cc: MAX@mics.msu.su, hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199603021551.QAA02712@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Mar 2, 96 04:51:54 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk J Wunsch stands accused of saying: > > As Mad Phantom wrote: > > > I have problems with config. my fifo io card (startech 16650A). The 16650 may or may not work. I would expect it to be detected as a 16550. > > If I type "cat /dev/cuaa1" (on other cu* cat write "operation not > > permitted"..or something like it) and calling modem, I see only trash on > > screen. "cat /dev/ttyd1" looks like big hole - nothing write back. > > Does anyone know how can I config my FIFO? > > I don't fully understand your question, sorry. (Perhaps you should > write it in a private mail to me in Russian.) > > Using `cat' to talk to a modem is most likely not very efficient. Use > a ``modem utility'' instead, for example `cu' or `tip' (both part of > the base distribution, but both require some configuration work), or > `kermit' (you can configure everything on the fly, but it's not in the > base system). 'cu' requires no configuration work (hooray for Taylor!). You can say cu -s 38400 -l /dev/cuaa1 and expect to be connected to your modem. Type ~. to exit, but be prepared to wait 10 seconds or longer before getting your prompt back. > You have to care for speed, modem control lines etc. The 'sio' driver tries very hard to do the Right Thing with control lines. > cheers, J"org -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[