[comp.sys.next] As the Ports Turn

mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) (04/23/91)

I just upgraded to 2.1 today! I decided to check out my locked
Serial Port A. 

I got a new error:
	cannot open device: not owner

Don't know what that means, but I decided to su to root, and
try there. 
	cannot open device: device busy

HMM...

OK..Give up on /dev/cua, and try /dev/ttya. Hey! It works! 
Why does it work?

I set speed to 2400, and connected (I'm using Kermit 5A). 
OK...I'm talking to the modem now. And I get these little
bursts of PostScript coming from the Cube!!! 

              )cvs print(, 126 1181 ]%%)= flush

is an example of one line that I caught. Something on my
Cube is trying to send PostScript code out Serial Port A!
I have no idea what's doing it. 

Can someone give me a clue, or point me in a direction so
that I can find out what's doing this?

Thanks,


-- 
MikeC
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Michael D. Callaghan, MDC Designs, University of Maryland
mikec@wam.umd.edu