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From: wing@sco.COM (Wing Eng)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: ioctl puts terminal into strange mode
Keywords: serial, ioctl, macintosh
Message-ID: <15990@scorn.sco.COM>
Date: 8 Apr 91 16:14:54 GMT
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In article <15982@scorn.sco.COM> wing@sco.COM (Wing Eng) writes:
>
>Can someone tell me how to hook a terminal off the serial port?  I've
>added "1f2" to my /etc/ttys and have MacMinix 1.5 (straight out of
>box).  When I boot I get a login prompt on the terminal.  If I hit
>return, another login prompt appears, but if I type in my login and
>hit return it hangs.  
>
>wing
>wing@sco.com

I traced this down further, and it seems that making an
ioctl call to turn echoing off (for passwords) screws up
the terminal (serial port?).  I remember a posting awhile 
ago about a new serial driver for MacMINIX.  Is my memory
correct, or was I dreaming?  Any help would be appreciated.

wing
wing@sco.com