From: marcf@nexus.yorku.ca (Marc G Fournier) Subject: Appendum to problems with AST board Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 03:50:08 GMT
Hi...
Hate to disturb...but...
I had, at one time, found a good FAQ dealing with AST
boards...or so I think I remember. I cannot seem to find it
at this time...that is, the one that deals with working it on
Linux.
If anyone knows where I can find it (and I'm still searching)
please send me email?
I had posted earlier about having problems with getting
my AST 4Port board to work...and am still having no success. It
is for that reason that I'm looking for that FAQ...but if someone
knows the answer, but doesn't know where the FAQ is at, here is
the problem...
When I boot up the system, the kernel properly finds the
AST board, except it 'recognizes' them as ttys[8-11], which
do not exist. I figured that I had to mknod them, so I tried it
out, but it didn't seem to work. After thinking about it, over
dinner, it struck me like lightening...it is 'half' working...I'm
getting communications in one direction, but not the other. Is
that possible? It is sending out /etc/issue and login prompts,
but isn't allowing the other end to enter anything. I set the
major/minor numbers for ttys11 at 4/75, except I don't know enough
about minor numbers to really believe that this is correct :(
Maybe someone, probably someone, has more insight into
this then me?
Thanks loads...
Marc