Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:09:39 +0200 (CEST) From: Julien Gabel <jpeg@thilelli.net> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/85355: [patch] Error in the pin numbers of the described connector in the Handbook (serial). Message-ID: <20050827170939.D13D073028@titeuf.thilelli.net> Resent-Message-ID: <200508271710.j7RHANM6093536@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 85355 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] Error in the pin numbers of the described connector in the Handbook (serial). >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Aug 27 17:10:23 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Julien Gabel >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD titeuf.thilelli.net 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Sun Aug 21 14:49:33 CEST 2005 root@titeuf.thilelli.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TITEUF i386 >Description: It seems there is a little mistake in the proposed pin numbers for null-modem DB-25 connector shown in the example. >How-To-Repeat: Compare different source of information about this topic, as in the proposed Hardware Book at: http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/serial/nullmodem25to25.html >Fix: Here is a patch: --- chapter.sgml.diff begins here --- --- /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml Wed Jul 27 06:14:18 2005 +++ /tmp/chapter.sgml Sat Aug 27 19:00:26 2005 @@ -122,10 +122,11 @@ example, the <quote>send data</quote> pin on one end goes to the <quote>receive data</quote> pin on the other end.</para> - <para>If you like making your own cables, you can construct - a null-modem cable for use with - terminals. This table shows the RS-232C signal names and the pin - numbers on a DB-25 connector.</para> + <para>If you like making your own cables, you can construct a + null-modem cable for use with terminals. This table shows the RS-232C + signal names and the pin numbers on a DB-25 connector. More information + and collection of cable descriptions may be found in the <ulink + url="http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/index.html">Hardware Book</ulink>.</para> <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1"> <tgroup cols="5"> @@ -192,8 +193,8 @@ <entry>DCD</entry> <entry>8</entry> <entry></entry> - <entry>6</entry> - <entry>DSR</entry> + <entry>8</entry> + <entry>DCD</entry> </row> <row> --- chapter.sgml.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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