Subject: Re: i386 / 7E1 on serial ports
To: Jukka Marin <jmarin@teeri.jmp.fi>
From: David Brownlee <D.K.Brownlee@city.ac.uk>
List: current-users
Date: 09/14/1995 11:14:39
I've found this running pine on the sparc port - but 'reset'
gets things back to normal - does it not on i386?
David/abs
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On Thu, 14 Sep 1995, Jukka Marin wrote:
> I have noticed that running certain programs on the i386 port changes the
> serial port settings to 7E1 from 8N1. The only way to return to 8-bit
> mode is to log out and log back in. stty command doesn't help.
>
> Other people have seen the same problem, so it really _is_ there. I see
> the same problem on both 1.0 and -current of August '95.
>
> The problem is _not_ present on the Amiga port, using exactly the same
> software as on the i386 port.
>
> Any solutions available? The problem is more than annoying. :-(((
>
> Jukka Marin
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