Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:19:31 +0800 From: "Stephen Cooper" <stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au> To: "FreeBSD mailing list" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Serial Ports - How to configure to use with minicom Message-ID: <006b01bd5ec0$1621fd60$297c0ecb@stephenc.alphawest.com.au>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01BD5F03.22EA6850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Newbie question. How does one configure a serial port under FreeBSD to = use as a console for another machine. I wish to use the BSD equivalent = of dos's com1: on my Toshiba laptop =20 1. what do I configure in the kernel (sio1?) 2. which /dev device do I talk to with minicom? 3. are there any /etc files that I need to configure =20 I am tring to use minicom from my laptop to talk to my Sun boxes when i = build them. =20 I *have* had a go myself with limited success. If anyone knows or can = point me to a URL or FAQ I would be greatly appreciative. =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01BD5F03.22EA6850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Newbie question. How does one configure a serial = port under=20 FreeBSD to use as a console for another machine. I wish to use the BSD=20 equivalent of dos's com1: on my Toshiba laptop</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>1. what do I configure in the kernel = (sio1?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>2. which /dev device do I talk to with = minicom?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>3. are there any /etc files that I need to=20 configure</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I am tring to use minicom from my laptop to talk to = my Sun=20 boxes when i build them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I *have* had a go myself with limited success. If = anyone knows=20 or can point me to a URL or FAQ I would be greatly = appreciative.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01BD5F03.22EA6850-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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