Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!msuinfo!news From: rattan@frith.msu.edu (Ishwar Rattan) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Extra console and PC-Minix Keywords: rs232, extra console, pc-minix Message-ID: <1990Dec17.211459.7936@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Date: 17 Dec 90 21:14:59 GMT Expires: january 9, 1990 References: Sender: rattan@frith.egr.msu.edu Followup-To: rattan@frith.egr.msu.edu Distribution: na Organization: Michigan State University Lines: 10 I am interested in setting up a serial port under pc-minix for use of kermit or an extra console (just another dumb terminal). I would appreciate it very much if some kind soul guide me to acieve it. I assume that one updates the entry in kernel/tty.h for NR_CONS to 2, then some(?) modification to /etc/ttys, and then one more thing!! Any help will be greatly appreciated. - ishwar rattan(rattan@frith.egr.msu.edu)