fritzz@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (fritz zaucker) (12/21/89)
Hi Interactive, PLEASE put this stuff somewhere into the manuals or make usefull sysadm scripts. I really like the scripts because I don't have a lot of experience with Unix Sys. Adm., but the scripts are buggy and obviously the ISC people don't use them (or do you have no machine with more then one seriell port ???). If you don't want ot improve the scripts (most of them contain a AT&T copyright note, so I think you didn't do anything with them) then put the necessary informations into the Operating Systems User's Guide or somewhere else where one can find it. I don't want to cd and more through the whole file system to find the necessary informations, which is really hard for a Unix novice like me. Now some informations: To get access to the second seriell port one has to edit the file /etc/conf/cf.d/sdevice This file normally contains one line (sometimes two) beginning with asy. If there are two lines then probably the first has a Y as the next(?) parameter and the second has a N. Y means Yes, N means No (see the manual page for sdevice. Change N to Y on the second line and check the rest of the parameters (interrupts, address, ...). If there is only one line then copy it and check it. Build a new kernel and here you go. Really easy if the manual would tell where to look. Merry christmas and so on Fritz Zaucker
cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) (12/21/89)
In article <1933@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu>, fritzz@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (fritz zaucker) writes: > Now some informations: > > To get access to the second seriell port one has to edit the file > /etc/conf/cf.d/sdevice The correct place to make the change is in the /etc/conf/sdevice.d/asy file. All files in /etc/conf/sdevice.d are combined into the /etc/conf/cf.d/sdevice file when the system is rebuilt. -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Conor P. Cahill uunet!virtech!cpcahil 703-430-9247 ! | Virtual Technologies Inc., P. O. Box 876, Sterling, VA 22170 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+