Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 14:46:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net> To: Harald Schmalzbauer <H@Schmalzbauer.de> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: USB-Console, is it brain-damaged? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.43.0208081441400.3593-100000@babelfish.pursued-with.net> In-Reply-To: <1028842597.29407.104.camel@obst>
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On 8 Aug 2002, Harald Schmalzbauer wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm wondering if anybody has ever thought about a "USB-Console". > Currently I have the problem that my laptop doesn't have any RS232 and > my servers (and switches etc.) are headless. Now I wanted to purchase a > RS232 to BlueTooth adapter (BT is the thing my laptop has built-in) but > even if I agreed with that horrible prices nobody can deliver such a > product. > Then I decided to by a RS232 to USB cable which brought me to that idea. > > Since I'm a really fastidiuos (well, thats what the dictionary said) I'll bet it didn't. > newbie UNIX-user (since four years) I don't really know much about > "terminals" and the underlaying serial idea (esp. VTxxx). I know serial > transmissions in all (un-/modulated) kinds quiet well, in fact 10 years > ago I constructed some converters for rs232 to centronics, but just from > the hard wire (or the HF/RF carrier)! > > Since I always wanted to start learning C and I'm still fascinated like > a child when I can control some RS/6000 with my HP Jornada (via RS232!) > I think this would be a funny project. > > Please correct me, > > -Harry Ok, I'll correct you. This list is for freebsd-QUESTIONS. Your post wasn't about freebsd and didn't contain a question. If you're trying to say that you want to run serial console connections directly over USB, it would require some hacking to get the tty/vtys to listen to that device. Doable, but probably not nearly as useful as the hardware USB-serial converter you already have. KeS To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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