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From: rivers@ponds.uucp (Thomas David Rivers)
Subject: Re: General problems (serial line, spontaneous reboots) (fix)
Message-ID: <1992Jul21.030339.15654@ponds.uucp>
Keywords: 386bsd serial COM
References: <1992Jul21.025130.15471@ponds.uucp>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 03:03:39 GMT
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Ok, I know it's not good form to follow-up your own postings, but...
I have just discovered that replacing the COM driver with the
bidirectional one from Chris (cgd@agate.berkely.edu) solved the
problems I was having with screen over a serial line.
Second, I'd like to point out something, and ask the "net-at-large"
for a reasonable explanation.
I copied the GENERICISA configuration file and *removed* the lines
for ethernet devices (since I have none in my machine.) I then
configured that kernel, and built it; adding the new com driver.
Now, that driver isn't *too* different from the older one, and certainly
without the 3 ethernet drivers, the kernel should be smaller. But,
my new kernel is *MUCH* larger. Here's the sizes:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root 435539 Jul 21 00:02 386bsd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root 402301 Jul 14 19:08 386bsd.old
Just to let everyone know...
- Dave Rivers -
(rivers@ponds.uucp)