Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:33:18 -0400 From: Sten Daniel Soersdal <netslists@gmail.com> To: Aaron Siegel <aj@siegel-tech.net> Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial Communication: Terminals Message-ID: <480DDB0E.8060406@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200803231122.57251.aj@siegel-tech.net> References: <200803231122.57251.aj@siegel-tech.net>
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Aaron Siegel wrote: > Hello > > I am trying to set up access the serial terminal I set up on my single board > computer (ALIX2) running FreeBSD. I followed the configuration provied in > the Terminal section of the Handbook, subsection 24.3.2.1 "Adding an Entry > to /etc/ttys forced init with the > #kill -HUP 1. > > The question is; if the login prompt is to appear where would it appear? Would > it be one of the virtual terminals? Do I need to use cu, tip, or minicom? > When I use cu program > # cu -l cuad1 > I receive a message > Connected > But I do not receive a prompt. > > The getty process is running > # ps -axwww | grep getty > 47126 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty std.19200 ttyd1 > 47129 v0 Is+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv0 > 47130 v1 Is+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv1 > 702 v2 Is+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv2 > 703 v3 Is+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv3 > 704 v4 Is+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv4 > 705 v5 Is+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv5 > 706 v6 Is+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv6 > 707 v7 Is+ 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv7 > > My /etc/ttys file > # The 'dialup' keyword identifies dialin lines to login, fingerd etc. > ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure > ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup on secure > ttyd2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure > ttyd3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup off secure > > My setting on the single board computer > /etc/tty > ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" dialup on secure > > /boot/loader.conf > console="comconsole" > comsonsole_speed="19200" #This may be the problem > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/term.html > TinyBIOS prior to 0.98b would not do CTS/RTS properly. Could that be your problem? 0.99 is available from web site. -- Sten Daniel Soersdal
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