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Re: Trouble running agetty
- From: "Elfyn McBratney" <elfyn-cygwin at exposure dot org dot uk>
- To: "cygwin" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>,"Petr Andrs" <xtonda-konf at quick dot cz>
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:52:32 +0100
- Subject: Re: Trouble running agetty
- References: <3EAC44A5.1060609@quick.cz> <3EAEE44A.30209@quick.cz>
> Really nobody knows how to connect serial terminal into cygwin?
Personally, no. Perhaps you might find help in the archives
(<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/>) or the documentation (in /usr/doc and
/usr/doc/Cygwin).
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I want to use old PC with DOS as a terminal connected via serial null
> > modem cable to Win2K machine with cygwin. But when I launch agetty in
> > Cygwin and terminal emulator on DOS box I don't see anything in the
> > terminal and agetty quits after short while being completely silent. I
> > don't know what to do since there is no indication of problem, just
> > nothing happens.
> >
> > I tried following agetty configurations.
> >
> > /sbin/agetty /dev/ttyS0 9600
> > /sbin/agetty /dev/ttyS0 9600
> > /sbin/agetty -L /dev/ttyS0 9600
> > /sbin/agetty -L -T vt100 /dev/ttyS0 9600
> > /sbin/agetty -L -T vt100 -8 -1 -N /dev/ttyS0 9600
> >
> > COM1 port in both WIN and DOS box is set to 8N1 9600, when running
> > terminal emulators on both ends (Hyperterminal on Win and comit on DOS)
> > letters go through, so wiring is OK.
[...snippage...]
Elfyn
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