Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 08:52:14 +0800 From: "Stephen Cooper" <stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au> To: "FreeBSD mailing list" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: FreeBSD Serial Ports - How to configure to use with minicom Message-ID: <00a701bd6288$92fb50e0$297c0ecb@stephenc.alphawest.com.au>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Can anyone help me? -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Cooper <stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au> To: FreeBSD mailing list <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Friday, April 03, 1998 1:19 PM Subject: Serial Ports - How to configure to use with minicom Newbie question. How does one configure a serial port under FreeBSD to use as a console for another machine. I wish to use the BSD equivalent of dos's com1: on my Toshiba laptop 1. what do I configure in the kernel (sio1?) 2. which /dev device do I talk to with minicom? 3. are there any /etc files that I need to configure I am tring to use minicom from my laptop to talk to my Sun boxes when i build them. I *have* had a go myself with limited success. If anyone knows or can point me to a URL or FAQ I would be greatly appreciative. [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Can anyone help me?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From: </B>Stephen Cooper <<A href="mailto:stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au">stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au</A>><BR><B>To: </B>FreeBSD mailing list <<A href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.ORG">questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Friday, April 03, 1998 1:19 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Serial Ports - How to configure to use with minicom<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT size=2>Newbie question. How does one configure a serial port under FreeBSD to use as a console for another machine. I wish to use the BSD equivalent of dos's com1: on my Toshiba laptop</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>1. what do I configure in the kernel (sio1?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>2. which /dev device do I talk to with minicom?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>3. are there any /etc files that I need to configure</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I am tring to use minicom from my laptop to talk to my Sun boxes when i build them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I *have* had a go myself with limited success. If anyone knows or can point me to a URL or FAQ I would be greatly appreciative.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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