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From: g89r4222@kudu.ru.ac.za (Geoff Rehmet)
Subject: Re: sio - problem with login hanging up
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Organization: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
References: <g89r4222.742204159@kudu> <jl.742241236@argon>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1993 10:17:25 GMT
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In <jl.742241236@argon> jl@argon.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Joshua Lackey) writes:

>In <g89r4222.742204159@kudu> g89r4222@kudu.ru.ac.za (Geoff Rehmet) writes:


>>I have just installed the sio drivers in my kernel, but have
>>encountered a couple of problems.  I have 2 serial ports
>>configured, one of which is a mouse (still works fine) and the
>>other is connected to a PC which can be used as a dumb terminal.

>The way I got around that was just to use the stock com for my terminal
>and sio for everything else.

>That does look like a bug in sio though...

Hmm, I don't think there's a problem in sio.
I decided yesterday afternoon to open up my serial cable, and
found that lines 4&5 and 6,8,20 weren't jumpered - that may well
be causing the problem - Will see when I can get hold of a
soldering iron on Monday.

Geoff.
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