Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 22:22:27 -0500 From: Jeffrey Dunitz <orpheus@lemieux.hockey.net> To: Mike Ekholm <ekholm@visi.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: talk to cuaa0 Message-ID: <19981006222227.E2042@lemieux.hockey.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.02.9810050804080.8739-100000@isis.visi.com>; from Mike Ekholm on Mon, Oct 05, 1998 at 08:06:55AM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981004224533.3032A-100000@abc.xyz.net> <Pine.GSO.4.02.9810050804080.8739-100000@isis.visi.com>
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On Mon, Oct 05, 1998 at 08:06:55AM -0500, Mike Ekholm said something like:
> On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Steve Howe wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Mike Ekholm wrote:
> >
(some stuff about getting his computer to talk to his UPS)
(steve howe saying some stuff about writing to device files)
> >
>
> I have tried this, but I was unable to get the output from cuaa0, so I
> gave up on it. Was there something I was missing?
I've never tried this on a a freebsd machine, but on something else
(Domain/OS? NeXTstep? I dunno) I've been able to do something like this:
#!/bin/sh
echo "blah" > /dev/cuaa0
cat > blah.log < /dev/cuaa0
Of course, the _real_ way to do something like this is with expect.
I've never used expect, and I don't know anything about it, other than
it can be used to simulate interactivity noninteractively.
A kermit script should work, too, if you can figure out how to make
it ignore DTR and stuff--I bet that's what's hanging you up.
Again, I've never done kermit scripts on a freebsd machine--only DOS,
where I was able to make kermit log into uiowa's dialup pool, log into
my ISCABBS account, and suck down my mail for me. At 2400 baud, over a
long distance phone call, during xmas break...oh, I digress.
Anyway, kermit scripting and logging should work fine for this, and may
be easier than learning expect (depending on how involved you need to
get).
I hope this helps...sorry for my early-90's historical digression. :)
>
> -Mike
>
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