Subject: Re: using keyboard port as serial interface?
To: Michael Maciolek <mikem@leftbank.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 03/24/1999 16:45:45
	The sun3 port has a 'FOUR_TTYS' config file, so it sounds like
	it should be possible :)


		David/absolute

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On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Michael Maciolek wrote:

> 
> A typical Sparc has two zs devices, each with two serial ports.
> 
> One of the zs devices is used to manage the keyboard and mouse;
> the other handles serial ports A and B.
> 
> If I'm running my system without a Sun keyboard/mouse and monitor,
> and I'm using serial port A as the console, is there a way to make
> use of those other serial ports normally dedicated to Sun keyboard
> and mouse?
> 
> Ideally, I'd like to put the system console (which only needs to
> run at 9600 baud or so) on one of the keyboard ZS devices...that
> way I can leave serial ports A and B available for applications
> which require full RS232 signaling.
> 
> Anyone ever done anything like this?  I'd appreciate any pointers.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 	- Michael Maciolek
> 
>