Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:03:26 -0500 From: "Person, Roderick" <personrp@ccbh.com> To: 'Alpha FreeBSD' <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Noname Serial Port Info..... Message-ID: <ABC15E2D8FBCD311B4A200805FA7D59B02604214@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu>
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0A186.D668B5D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I was just passing this along, I found this at http://www.unix-ag.org. Just in case any one is having or will have as much trouble as I was trying to use an external modem on a Noname Alpha. I never found any thing saying this on freebsd.org or ftp.dec.com so I thought it might no be well know. If it is sorry. +++++++++++ The Noname's serial ports are wired somewhat unusual. Normal PC connectors are wired from board to connector (9 pin SUB-D) 1-1 2-6 3-2 4-7 and so on. The Noname uses another scheme, i.e. 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4 5-5 and so on. The OEM design guide is also very confusing here. When wired wrong the serial ports will not work at all. Also MILO is at default compiled to echo it's output to the first serial port. If the ports are wired incorrectly or a mouse is connected to the first port MILO will be become confused and print unusual nonsense. Roderick P. Person Programmer II personrp@ccbh.com "To hell with the public! I'm here to represent the people!" - A New Jersey state senator ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0A186.D668B5D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2651.75"> <TITLE>Noname Serial Port Info.....</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I was just passing this along, I found this at <A = HREF=3D"http://www.unix-ag.org" = TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.unix-ag.org</A>. Just in case any one is = having or will have as much trouble as I was trying to use an external = modem on a Noname Alpha. I never found any thing saying this on = freebsd.org or ftp.dec.com so I thought it might no be well know. If it = is sorry.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>+++++++++++</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>The Noname's serial ports are wired somewhat = unusual. Normal PC connectors</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>are wired from board to connector (9 pin SUB-D) 1-1 = 2-6 3-2 4-7 and so on. The</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Noname uses another scheme, i.e. 1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4 5-5 = and so on. The OEM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>design guide is also very confusing here.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>When wired wrong the serial ports will not work at = all. Also MILO is at</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>default compiled to echo it's output to the first = serial port. If the ports</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>are wired incorrectly or a mouse is connected to the = first port MILO will be</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>become confused and print unusual nonsense.</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Roderick P. Person</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Programmer II</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>personrp@ccbh.com</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>"To hell with the public! I'm here to represent = the people!" </FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2> - A New Jersey state senator = </FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0A186.D668B5D0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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