Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 01:59:21 +0100 From: Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely.de> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely8.cicely.de>, Normand Leclerc <leclercn@videotron.ca>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Serial console drops dead Message-ID: <20020214005919.GA24409@cicely5.cicely.de> In-Reply-To: <3C6AFB0C.B364DC97@mindspring.com> References: <000501c1b494$c9c22d30$038c898e@dactyl> <20020213150404.GK23566@cicely8.cicely.de> <3C6AFB0C.B364DC97@mindspring.com>
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On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 03:47:24PM -0800, Terry Lambert wrote: > On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 08:46:07AM -0500, Normand Leclerc wrote: > > I am having an annoying problem with my serial console. After a while > > (1 or 2 days) it drops dead. > > > > I have configured flags 0x30 for sio0 on FreeBSD 4.5 on my PC164sx > > computer. The serial terminal is a computer that is not always turned > > on. > > Use a null-modem cable, so that the computer doesn't have > any way of knowing (lack of DTR, RTS, CTS, DSR, DCD) that > you don't have the console turned on. FreeBSD consoles don't care for these lines. I usually open the seriel on my terminalserver only if I need and never had troubles. -- B.Walter COSMO-Project http://www.cosmo-project.de ticso@cicely.de Usergroup info@cosmo-project.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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