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From: john@jetson.UPMA.MD.US (John Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: 386/ix vp/ix using com1 device with Arnet Smartport-8
Summary: vp/ix serial driver support
Message-ID: <236@jetson.UPMA.MD.US>
Date: 23 May 89 18:12:08 GMT
References: <32904@sgi.SGI.COM> <694@mitisft.Convergent.COM> <33346@sgi.SGI.COM>
Organization: SMART HOUSE Limited Partnership
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In article <33346@sgi.SGI.COM>, grego@scruffy.sgi.com (Greg Orsini) writes:
> vpix, it gives me the 'unable to open serial port, hit Enter to continue' as
> though someone else had the port in use.   ???

The Arnet Smartport driver must explicitly support VP/ix to be able to
use serial terminals under VP/ix.  Make sure that both you and Arnet
are using and supporting the same revision of VP/ix.

Also, in my configuration at least (all old versions of SCO Xenix,
VP/ix, and Comtrol Ultra 186 drivers), I could use smart serial ports
to login to VP/ix, but couldn't use them as COM1 ports under VP/ix.  I
don't know if this is a limitation in my particular driver or in VP/ix
itself.

Good luck!
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