Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!pilchuck!ssc!mcgp1!fst
From: fst@mcgp1.UUCP (Skip Tavakkolian)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: 620 question
Summary: a few suggestions
Keywords: full buffer?
Message-ID: <1702@mcgp1.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 88 19:28:19 GMT
References: <250@bigbroth.UUCP> <814@auvax.UUCP>
Organization: Computer Tools Int'l Inc.
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In article <814@auvax.UUCP>, derrick@auvax.UUCP (Derrick Rowlandson) writes:
> I have had this problem too, but have not experimented with the 620's a whole
> lot. Another problem i have had with the 620's is the unexplainable
> inabiity of some of them to not run the windowing software.....
> if anyone can shed light on either of these oddities, please do
> thanks
> derrick


I can make a few suggestions regarding 620's. These may not be the cause of
your problems, since I do not know the details.  One thing to note is that
620s do not like in-band flow control (XON-XOFF) at all, when running layers.
I encountered the problem, when calling from home into a virtual circuit switch
(DataKit(R) ) where the port setting allowed for XON-XOFF flow control.

The other problem may be the need to have the file:
``/usr/lib/layersys/lsys.8;7;3''. This normally is installed with the windowing
utilities on SVR3.1 system.  I seem to recall having to create a file by
this name on a SVR2.0.? using the DMD software.  Just create it by
``> lsys.8\;7\;3'' in the directory $DMD/layersys. (I am not sure about the
directory since all our machines now are running SVR3.1).  My 630 at work
would not run without this file present (something about ROM mismatch).
I have a 620 at home and it works fine (even at 1200 bps). (My be you can
trade your 620 in for a 630, you'll better off)

Sincerely
-- 
Fariborz ``Skip'' Tavakkolian
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