On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Andy Zbikowski wrote:
> You check /etc/inittab and enabled a getty on a serial line right? :)
> T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt220
> If you're having problems, stay with lower rates until you get it working.
> Once it's working, kick the rate up until it stops.
>
> It's been a long while since I played with serial consoles on Linux so
> beyond what I just typed I don't remember much. I don't remember doing
> anything beyond enabling a getty and configuring the terminal though...
OK, it's gotten better, but also worse. <g>
Fixed a funny with the null modem cable (sheesh). Now I can do
things on the Linux box and make things appear on the screen of the
vt220, but they aren't the right things and there aren't enough of
them. cp <foo> /dev/ttyS0 makes some char ('}' many times) appear, but
about one for every 6 in the source.
Getty starts up, doesn't barf by respawning, but I never get a clean
/etc/issue either. Still the garbage chars. And few of them. Been
through the getty man, says -L or -w might matter, but other than that it
should automagically do things.
Still futzing with the setup in the hardware. Anyone know anything I
don't? getty says little about flow control, I've tried both ways. Any
further assistance would be appreciated -- I feel so dumb!<g>
Cheers
Phil M
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