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From: hart@apanix.apana.org.au (Leigh Hart)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help! How do I setup null modem in FreeBSD?
Date: 25 Jan 1995 16:40:18 GMT
Organization: Apanix Public Access Unix, +61 8 373 5485 (5 lines)
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seoym@archi.snu.ac.kr (Seo) writes:


>Hi guys!

>I have a problem using serial port in FreeBSD-2.0.

>I want to use "kermit" as console device of my evaluation board(MIPS
>bare machine) in FreeBSD, but kermit hangs when I set line to /dev/tty00.
>(tty00 is mapped to com1 and MIPS board is directly connected to PC with 
>null modem.)
>When I used MS-DOS, "ms-kermit" acted well as the console of the board.

>What's the problem and How do I correct it?

stty -f /dev/tty00 -hupcl clocal

should get you going - you really need a null-modem cable that pulls
CD and DTR high...

Cheers

Leigh
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