Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 16:27:09 -0700 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) To: mcaughey@infi.net Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Configuring Serial I/O Ports Message-ID: <9503142327.AA04981@junco.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <199503141506.KAA09058@larry.infi.net> (mcaughey@infi.net)
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>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Caughey <mcaughey@infi.net> writes:
Michael> I've been trying to configure my com1 port or /dev/sd0.
/dev/sd0 == SCSI disk drive zero.
Michael> I got the following error:
Michael> Sorry, can't open connection: /dev/sd0a: Device
Michael> not configured
You must not have any SCSI disks.
Michael> So I thought the next step might be to quit kermit and
Michael> try configuring the port. the only info I could find in
Michael> refrence to configuring ports was the ifconfig command.
I have no problems admitting that UNIX man pages or command names
aren't terribly helpful to the new user. ifconfig is the network
interface configuration command; ``network interface'' in this context
means things like Ethernet. Sigh.
Michael> My question is what should I do so that I can configure
Michael> my (com 1) port?
Chances are you're already configured for it. It's /dev/cua00, not
/dev/sd0. Use that, and the rest should be a snap.
--k
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