Plugging terminal into serial port

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2 total messages Started by Shane M Zatezalo Fri, 28 Aug 1992 17:42

#757

Author: Shane M Zatezalo
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 17:42

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Is it possible to plug a terminal into either the serial a/b port
and login to the NeXT?

I tried using this:

csh < /dev/ttyb > &/dev/ttyb > /dev/ttyb &

to redirect a shell i/o to that terminal.

It didn't work. Is this because of getty somehow? (I was always under
the impression getty locks out other attempts to open them)

Any ideas?

 Shane

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Re: Plugging terminal into serial port

#850

Author: Eric P. Scott
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 09:02

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In article <1992Aug28.174207.24735@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
	szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo)
	writes:
>Is it possible to plug a terminal into either the serial a/b port
>and login to the NeXT?

If you look in the /etc/ttys file you'll see lines that look like:

ttya	"/usr/etc/getty std.9600"	unknown		off secure
ttyb	"/usr/etc/getty std.9600"	unknown		off secure
ttyda	"/usr/etc/getty D9600"		unknown		off
ttydb	"/usr/etc/getty D9600"		unknown		off

If you change an "off" to an "on" you'll enable getty for that
port.  (Don't enable both ttyX and ttydX!)  Then do a  kill -1 1
to force init to reload.

					-=EPS=-

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