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From: hannes@flinx.RoBIN.de (Hannes Deeken)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Problem with serial ports in NetBSD-current
Date: 7 Apr 1994 07:43:25 +0200
Organization: Nosimals & Co.
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References: <jmc.765667107@draconis.cis.ksu.edu.cis.ksu.edu>
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jmc@cis.ksu.edu (James M Chacon) writes:
>I just upgraded to the current binary snapshot that was on iastate, and
>while I love the shared libs and the speed increases, I am having one
>problem.
>I have a serial port that gets recognized as an 16450 with no fifo. Hooking
>an external modem to it refuses to work. I can see on the modem that something
>raised DTR, but the device open never occurs properly. If I reboot into DOS
>however, the modem and serial port work fine, so I know it isn't a setup or
>cable problem. I've tried using tip and kermit to access it, and neither
>can get it opened correctly. Any suggestions, or pointers to other com
>drivers would be appreciated.
Do a 'set carrier off' in kermit before 'connect'. The serial driver in
NetBSD-current implements proper DCD handling, and so a simple open
blocks until the modem raises DCD.
Hannes
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