n138ct@tamuts.tamu.edu (Brent Burton) (03/05/91)
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I need help with serial port setup.
I've just been trying to use it with no luck at all.
First attempt at serial port use:
I set up serial port to have a terminal on it (the terminal being my mac
with a null modem cable between the two). I got a "Welcom to UNIX PC"
message, complete with a login: prompt. However, when I type in a username,
I get the prompt "Pa:" and the "Welcome ..." and login: come back.
I never get to enter the password; the login process (or getty?) gets
canned before then. I set up the serial port using UA and told it there
was a terminal at 9600 there. Clues, anybody?
Second attempt:
For my next trick I tried to hook up my Apple Imagewriter II printer to the
serial port. I configured the printer to be a "AppleImage." However, when
I print the system error [!!] appears in the status bar and the machine
complains about not talking to the printer. I have a null-modem to the
printer (actually the same cable I used for the mac).
I'd like to know about other's success with serial printers, especially if
anyone has used an IW 2 with the unix pc.
Thanks,
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| Brent P. Burton | n138ct@tamuts.tamu.edu |
| Texas A&M University | Computer Science/Physics |
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