Re: /etc/ttys | kermit

[Darrel <levitch%iglou.com@localhost>]

On Mon, 9 Jul 2012, Johnny Billquist wrote:

> > > > This is my first time trying to use kermit on NetBSD.  I am getting an
> > > > error about 'set line'.
> > > >
> > > > I have tried 'set line /dev/tty00' and 'set line /dev/ttyu00'.
> > > >
> > > > Do I need to alter /etc/ttys?  Mine is default at the moment:

> > > No. /etc/ttys have nothing to do with this.
> > > What error message do you get?
> >
> > Hey, Johnny.
> >
> > Here is the output from kermit:
> >
> > C-Kermit>take .kermitrc
> > ?SET SPEED has no effect without prior SET LINE
> > Sorry, you must SET LINE or SET HOST first
> >
> > My .kermitrc file looks like this:
> >
> > #!/usr/local/pkg/kermit
> > set modem type none
> > #set line /dev/tty00
> > set line /dev/ttyu00
> > set carrier-watch off
> > set speed 9600
> > set stop-bits 1
> > set flow-control none
> > connect
>
> What happens if you do the "set line" command interactively in kermit?
>
> The error you see are from the "set speed" command, which complains that you 
> haven't done a set line... Weird in its own way, considering the command 
> file...

Hey, Johnny.

Good call.  Considering our experience with hardware, what I am seeing now 
seems insane, but I have probably just punched some buttons on the Cisco 
switch or touched the cabling:

set line /dev/tty00 works just fine now! [ from the script ]

Thank you,
Darrel