Date: 30 Jun 1999 22:16:58 +0300 From: "Andrij Korud" <akorud@polynet.lviv.ua> To: "Chris Dillon" <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Linux emulation Message-ID: <NCBBINEHHJGEONJEMFOIKELFCHAA.akorud@polynet.lviv.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906301319001.41655-100000@mail.wolves.k12.mo.us>
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> On 30 Jun 1999, Andrij Korud wrote: > > > Hi. > > While trying to run PowerAlert plus for Linux on FreeBSD > 3.2-STABLE box I > > got a message: > > "LINUX: 'ioctl' fd=0, typ=0x54(T), num=0x17 not implemented" > > Any ideas? > > > > regards, > > Andrij Korud > > I'll be darned if I wasn't trying the same thing yesterday. :-) I'm > betting that ioctl has something to do with opening the serial port, > since the daemon keeps spitting out "Communication to UPS lost" in the > logs, even though I verified communication by using tip(1) on the port > and chatting with the UPS (the UPS "driver" files, which are actually > Win-INI style text files, are a good albeit cryptic reference to what > commands each UPS uses.) > > I also couldn't get the Shutdown Client to work with the server > running on an NT box, even though no errors were displayed. > > I've already modified the installation script to detect FreeBSD and > DTRT for the most part, and if I ever get this to work under > emulation, I think I'll make a port out of it (ala the StarOffice and > WP ports), and possibly even submit the installation script patches to > TrippLite, while at the same time pushing them for a native FreeBSD > version. :-) > > Just now I've traced it under Linux using strace utility and found that it fail on ioctl(comport, TIOCMBIC... but now I really don't know what this operation should do. regards, Andrij Korud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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