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From: pnessutt@dmshq.mn.org (Bob Monio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: Re: Problems with Specialix 3.11 (Risc/OS 4.51 - M/120)
Message-ID: <8476@dmshq.mn.org>
Date: 8 Mar 91 03:44:23 GMT
References: <8467@dmshq.mn.org> <1991Mar5.080859.19962@specialix.co.uk>
Reply-To: pnessutt@dmshq.mn.org (Bob Monio)
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In article <1991Mar5.080859.19962@specialix.co.uk> jpp@specialix.co.uk (John Pettitt) writes:
>pnessutt@dmshq.mn.org (Bob Monio) writes:
>>But we found some behavior that has created a few problems.  It seems
>> [rest of message deleted]

>I am sorry that you are having problems with one of our cards, below
>is a summary of my thoughts on the matter. If you have any further
>information/questions  please feel free to email me.  General support
>questions should be addressed to support@specialix.com or
>support@specialix.co.uk (both go to the same list).

I responded to Trevor's message via email.  Thanks for responding
though.

>If the port is already open then the setting should remain static,
>we use a printer script that does the following:
>
>sleep 20 >/dev/ttywhatever
>stty settings for port
> .. rest of script to output data.

The script that I was using did this but it also spawned itself after
a certain period of time.  This ensured that the port was always open
with the stty settings that I had chosen.  Unfortunately though, any
lp job which used a stty command to set the port would cause it switch
to the new settings during the duration of the lp job and when
completed it would switch back to the original defaults.  This was
regardless of the fact that the sleeping shell script was still
running at the time with the port supposedly open with the settings it
had when the script was started.

>However if you are doing this and having problems then it would appear
>to be a bug.  We will investigate this.   We have an outstanding bug report
>for the differing initial setting and that is being fixed at the moment.
>I will ensure that your bug is also investigated before 3.12 hits QC.

Thanks.  Should you need any help with it, please let me know.  I've
given Trevor Cotton the same information also.

 -Bob


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