jjd@chinet.UUCP (Joe Durnavich) (01/18/86)
I'm having a problem with my 3b2/300. I just installed the eXpansion Module with a tape streamer, and now I get lots of at symbols (@) with any data sent to a terminal on the console or contty port. They only appear when data is being sent to the terminal. The problem is intermittent in that it will come and go for a few hours at a time. I tried different terminals on those ports just to make sure it wasn't a terminal problem (a Wyse50 and a 4410). Terminals on I/O Expansion cards run fine though. Anybody ever seen this before? Joe Durnavich ihnp4!chinet!jjd
rich@rexago1.UUCP (K. Richard Magill) (01/20/86)
In article <280@chinet.UUCP> jjd@chinet.UUCP (Joe Durnavich) writes: >I'm having a problem with my 3b2/300. I just installed the eXpansion >Module with a tape streamer, and now I get lots of at symbols (@) >with any data sent to a terminal on the console or contty port. >They only appear when data is being sent to the terminal. The problem >is intermittent in that it will come and go for a few hours at >a time. I tried different terminals on those ports just to make >sure it wasn't a terminal problem (a Wyse50 and a 4410). Terminals >on I/O Expansion cards run fine though. Anybody ever seen this >before? Yes, indeed! And you don't need a streaming tape to see it. I had a 3b2/300 console on my desk only until I could get rid of it. The problem is known to att. Ask the hotline for: UCS Large Process Kernal Patch 12/11/85 UCS Clist Boundary Kernal Patch 12/11/85 We put this in about 2 months ago & we haven't *seen* the problem again, but then none of us is willing to use console full time. The problem is intermittant & can write many different patterns across your screen. The pattern seems relatively constant per machine but varies across machines. Mine looked like @@'@@ @. Cute, Huh? K. Richard Magill
kozowski@reed.UUCP (Eric Kozowski) (01/21/86)
I don't know about the tape, but i've heard that 'console' and 'contty' ports
are somehow a little bit different than the expansion card ports. I know they
don't handle the function keys right (at least on the 4410). I've never run
into this problem that it comes and goes, though. I have a demo program I got
from the AT&T training center (neat graphics) that you can't run off the
console or contty right. Don't know if this will help.
Eric Kozowski
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