Re: Trouble running agetty

[Petr Andrs <xtonda-konf@quick.cz>]

Of course I did prior bothering people here, but I haven't found answer 
there.

pa

On 4/29/2003 10:52 PM, Elfyn McBratney wrote :

>>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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