Subject: Re: from the I don't know why I bothered department
To: Chris Tribo <t1345@hopi.dtcc.edu>
From: gabriel rosenkoetter <gr@eclipsed.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/08/2001 17:20:17
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 11:54:24AM -0400, Chris Tribo wrote:
> 	MW, can we compile a list of the paths to output devices for
> serial consoles on the machines we support? Is there mention in the
> FAQ/model support page about ttya being the modem port and how an internal
> modem takes the same port on some machines? (probably all OFW PowerMac's
> up to the Beige G3)

I was sure under the impression that all OF macs called kept the
serial devices at tty{a,b}.

Is this untrue for some weirdo (PowerComputing, maybe?) models?

The note about having to free up the modem port is definitely
important.

       ~ g r @ eclipsed.net