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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!rkb55989 From: rkb55989@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Rafal Boni) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Problem with serial ports in NetBSD-current Date: 9 Apr 1994 23:57:21 GMT Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 40 Message-ID: <2o7fd1$9be@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <jmc.765667107@draconis.cis.ksu.edu.cis.ksu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: uxa.cso.uiuc.edu jmc@cis.ksu.edu (James M Chacon) writes: >I just upgraded to the current binary snapshot that was on iastate, and >while I love the shared libs and the speed increases, I am having one >problem. >I have a serial port that gets recognized as an 16450 with no fifo. Hooking >an external modem to it refuses to work. I can see on the modem that something >raised DTR, but the device open never occurs properly. If I reboot into DOS >however, the modem and serial port work fine, so I know it isn't a setup or >cable problem. I've tried using tip and kermit to access it, and neither >can get it opened correctly. Any suggestions, or pointers to other com >drivers would be appreciated. >Thanks >James The -current COM code will not open a com port until it sees CD [carrier detect] go high... You can spoof it like this: sleep 1000 < /dev/ttyxx & stty -f /dev/ttyxx clocal <run whatever you need, like tip> Yhis has been discussed on the -current mailing list, which you should definitely join if you are running current. To join send a message with "help" IN THE BODY of the message to majordomo@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu. The group you want is current-users, although you may want to read several others as well... --rafal /--------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit | Rafal Boni | | 15% of the earth, which is 100% more than they | r-boni@uiuc.edu | | have now..." -Cartoon caption in New Yorker | My opinions, not UIUC's | \--------------------------------------------------------------------------/