Subject: Re: serial port driver
To: Ken Nakata <kenn@remus.rutgers.edu>
From: Paul Goyette <paul@pgoyette.bdt.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/26/1995 18:07:38
> John Newlin (newline@hooked.net) wrote:
> > Ok, I am using a IIci with 8 Megs of RAM, a Radius 8Xj video card, and the=
> > snapshot kernel off of puma. My chat script looks like so:
> > ABORT BUSY "ATZ OK AT&F1 OK ATDT 275-0151 CONNECT"
> > ogin:--ogin: ppp-newlin assword: *******
> >
> > When I run chat nothing seems to happen. I have tried plugging the modem=
> > into both serial ports with no luck. I'm assuming that /dev/tty00 and=
> > /dev/tty01 are the serial port devices. I have tried echoing modem command=
> > strings to both and there is no feedback from the modem that the string=
> > gets through.
>
> Aren't you running getty on the port? /etc/ttys file should look
> like this for tty00 and tty01:
>
> tty00 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off secure
> tty01 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off secure
>
> There's a number of other factors that would also affect the serial
> ports. What if you run "cu" with -l and -s options against your modem
> port? Consult cu man pages for the meaning and syntax of these
> options. If you get modem responce with cu, then something must be
> wrong with pppd and/or chat configuration.
Well, there's some serious problems with the current NetBSD/Mac serial
driver that can cause this symptom, too. Lots of folks are working on
various "cures" so keep your eyes peeled.