paterra@cs.odu.edu (Frank C. Paterra) (05/25/89)
I need some help with the installation of a 16 port Anvil Stallion Intelligent serial I/O card on an IBM PS/2 Model 80. The card is installed and I can enable ports tty000 - tty003, but when I enable port tty004 and above I get errno 6 from getty. I followed the instructions that came with the card, but they are really written for an IBM AT so none of the hardware matches The software does not complain during installation, but the diagnostic software that comes with the card only tests ports 0-3. All diagnostics pass with no problems. Has anyone out there used this board, and can you offer and help? The dealer is not very responsive and the system has been stuck now for 3 days. Thanks for your help! Frank Paterra paterra@cs.odu.edu
bill@bilver.UUCP (Bill Vermillion) (05/26/89)
In article <8967@xanth.cs.odu.edu> paterra@cs.odu.edu (Frank C. Paterra) writes: >I need some help with the installation of a 16 port Anvil Stallion >Intelligent serial I/O card on an IBM PS/2 Model 80. The card is >installed and I can enable ports tty000 - tty003, but when I enable >port tty004 and above I get errno 6 from getty. I followed the >instructions that came with the card, but they are really written for >an IBM AT so none of the hardware matches Well I have four 80's up and running with Stallion's at various places and have had no problems there. However, and this is from memory, I seem to recall that error number 6 also says after it "getty keeps dying". Check your cabling. Check your devices.o As to the manual being written for the AT complain to your dealer and get the docs you deserve. All the PS/2 versions come with addendums specific to the PS/2 line. > The software does not >complain during installation, but the diagnostic software that comes >with the card only tests ports 0-3. All diagnostics pass with no problems. Diagnostics test ALL ports on the systems I have used. I suspect you may have an older board and an early verion of the drivers. Current level is 2.4.1 for SCO's Xenix. Don't know rev numbers on other drivers. A note to ALL trying to install on a Model 80 with SCO's develpment system installed. The install may be patched by now, but if not you have a nasty surprise when the install aborts during the linking procedure. Real easy work around. The install disks test for the existance of the development system by testing for cc. If you are going to install on a machne with the development system installed, temporarily rename cc to something else. Install as normal, then move cc back. It bit me, that's how I found out about it. -- Bill Vermillion - UUCP: {uiucuxc,hoptoad,petsd}!peora!rtmvax!bilver!bill : bill@bilver.UUCP
jlg@odicon.UUCP (John L. Grzesiak) (05/28/89)
In article <211@bilver.UUCP>, bill@bilver.UUCP (Bill Vermillion) writes: > In article <8967@xanth.cs.odu.edu> paterra@cs.odu.edu (Frank C. Paterra) writes: > an older board and an early verion of the drivers. Current level is 2.4.1 for > SCO's Xenix. Don't know rev numbers on other drivers. > Current versions is 2.4.2. for XENIX 2.3.2. on the AT bus machines. For PS/2 I have no idea. -- John Grzesiak --