Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 01:31:02 +0930 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Brian Tao <taob@nbc.netcom.ca> Cc: FREEBSD-HACKERS <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>, FREEBSD-ISP <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Cyclades Cyclom-Y PCI multiport serial as console server? Message-ID: <199709301601.BAA01118@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:58:35 -0400." <Pine.GSO.3.95.970930105228.19219F-100000@tor-adm1.nbc.netcom.ca>
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> Before I start more troubleshooting, has anyone used the Cyclom-Y > 16-port PCI serial controllers as null modem ports? Should be nothing special about this. > I note that the cy(4) man page from a May 1997 3.0 snapshot states: > > > BUGS > > BREAK is not yet implemented. > > > > Serial consoles are not implemented. > > > Is there a newer version that does allow me to send breaks to the > remote side (very important if you're dealing with Sparcs)? Can't help here, sorry. The 'cy' driver is a fairly nasty cross of the 'sio' driver (for understandable reasons), but the BREAK code is specifically commented out. It's possible that BREAK is not well handled by the cd1400 UARTs. > What > exactly does "serial consoles" mean in this context? If it works with > a modem, I don't see why I can't slap a null modem changer on the > cable, and use it as a serial console. It almost certainly means that you can't have the BSD box use one of the cy ports as a console. There's nothing magic about using a port as a console on a remote system. > I've already modifed /etc/rc.serial to set the ttyc* and cuac* > devices to "terminal" rather than the default of "modem". Anything > else I need to do? Do you really want the hardware flowcontrol? You will want to do the traditional 2/3, 4/5, 6+8/20 crosses in your cables.
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