Subject: Re: serial terminals?
To: josh <waef@miso.wwa.com>
From: Josh Moyer <jmoyer@genesis.tiac.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 12/25/1995 17:41:59
On Mon, 25 Dec 1995 16:50:21 -0600, waef@miso.wwa.com (josh) wrote:
>how would i go about configuring a serial terminal (it's a wyse, i forget
>the model) for use with netbsd?

That depends on whether you want to use the terminal as a serial console.
If you want to use it as the console, you'll need a kernel that supports
serial consoles.  As this is an issue I'm currently struggling with, I
can't give  you much help.  (I can't get my kernel to re-compile -- more on
this later)

If you just want to be able to log in from additional terminals, that's
quite easy.  All you have to do is enable the modem and/or printer ports
for logins.  You'll need to edit your /etc/ttys file to do that.  The
format of the file is pretty strait-forward, and you can get more info on
it by consulting the man page for ttys.  Here's an important tip: In the
ttys file, the lines that begin with tty00 and tty01 represent the modem
and printer ports, respectively.

BTW, I'm assuming that you have NetBSD/mac68k running, anf that you can log
in from your mac's keyboard, if not, send another message and I (or someone
else) will explain all the gory details.

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