[comp.os.minix] RS-ST problems.

viljanen@kreeta.cs.Helsinki.FI (Lea Viljanen UNIX88) (01/17/89)

I've got now RS-port etc working on my Minix-ST and today I called
a local BBS because I wanted to test cu. It all worked well (but
slowly) until after some time (5 min?) cu just stopped working.
Didn't send, didn't receive, no nothing... Only way to get out
of it was CTRL-ALT-DEL. My carrier didn't drop so I continued
to read messages after rebooting. And it happened again after
some time... And again. Has anybody had similar experiences?

P.S How do you exit cu?


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hcj@lzaz.ATT.COM (HC Johnson) (01/18/89)

In article <694@hydra.cs.Helsinki.FI>, viljanen@kreeta.cs.Helsinki.FI (Lea Viljanen UNIX88) writes:
> I've got now RS-port etc working on my Minix-ST and today I called
> a local BBS because I wanted to test cu. It all worked well (but
> slowly) until after some time (5 min?) cu just stopped working.
> Didn't send, didn't receive, no nothing... Only way to get out
> of it was CTRL-ALT-DEL. My carrier didn't drop so I continued
> to read messages after rebooting. And it happened again after
> some time... And again. Has anybody had similar experiences?
> 
> P.S How do you exit cu?

re: rs232 on minix/st

this will definitely show up nasty problems in mini_send.  I previously
posted on this problem.

I will be soon reposting rs232 and kernel fixes to get a stable rs232 base
distributed.

cu commands:
the meta key, <tilda> becomes active after a <RETURN>.
<RETURN><tilda><command><RETURN> is the sequence.
if command is a period <DOT> cu will disconnect.  -- not if keyboard is locked
up.
command ! will execute a command on minix
command $ will execute a minix command, and send its output to rs232.

SPEED PROBLEMS:

Combining common sense with notes from Evans, I now have cu running full speed.
and xmodem upload and download at 2400 baud as fast as TOS.

There may be hope for MINIX yet.


Howard C. Johnson
ATT Bell Labs
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