Subject: Re: serial port driver
To: Ken Nakata <kenn@remus.rutgers.edu>
From: Paul Goyette <paul@pgoyette.bdt.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 09/26/1995 18:07:38
> John Newlin (newline@hooked.net) wrote:
> > Ok, I am using a IIci with 8 Megs of RAM, a Radius 8Xj video card, and the=
> >  snapshot kernel off of puma. My chat script looks like so:
> > ABORT BUSY "ATZ OK AT&F1 OK ATDT 275-0151 CONNECT"
> > ogin:--ogin: ppp-newlin assword: *******
> > 
> > When I run chat nothing seems to happen.  I have tried plugging the modem=
> >  into both serial ports with no luck.  I'm assuming that /dev/tty00 and=
> >  /dev/tty01 are the serial port devices.  I have tried echoing modem command=
> >  strings to both and there is no feedback from the modem that the string=
> >  gets through.
> 
> Aren't you running getty on the port?  /etc/ttys file should look
> like this for tty00 and tty01:
> 
> tty00   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   unknown off secure
> tty01   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   unknown off secure
> 
> There's a number of other factors that would also affect the serial
> ports.  What if you run "cu" with -l and -s options against your modem
> port?  Consult cu man pages for the meaning and syntax of these
> options.  If you get modem responce with cu, then something must be
> wrong with pppd and/or chat configuration.

Well, there's some serious problems with the current NetBSD/Mac serial 
driver that can cause this symptom, too.  Lots of folks are working on 
various "cures" so keep your eyes peeled.