If memory serves, the VT102 offered printing commands the VT100 didn't.On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Rafael Skodlar wrote: > Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:23:02 -0700 > From: Rafael Skodlar <raffi@xxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: serial installation of Redhat 9.0 > > Hi Sergey, > > VT100 and VT102 are not significantly different. I do not remember > anymore what the exact difference was when I used real terminals but you > should be fine. I use a mix of VT-1xx emulators many times connecting > to Sun, IBM, or other systems without a keyboard and monitor installed > in computer racks. > > You should be able to get communicate with any PC over RS232. Just need > to select either /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1 port. > > To enable access to linux box from other machines over RS232 I would > check > > file /etc/inittab where you will find something like > > # Run gettys in standard runlevels > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 > 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 > > and add a line > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty /dev/ttyS0 > > to enable terminal access. I haven't tested this but believe it should > work. > > I'm not familar with other stuff though. > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 03:28:25PM +0400, Sergey Fleytin wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I am going to do a serial installation of redhat 9.0. I already have > > one speech-enabled linux machine running slackware 7.1 with emacspeak > > and yasr installed. I have only software speech synthesizers. I plan > > to use minicom on my talking linux computer for connecting to another > > machine. But i have some questions. I know that for such type of > > installation to run properly a terminal program should be able to > > emulate a VT100 terminal. My version of minicom only supports > > emulation of VT102. So my question is, are these 2 types of terminals > > (VT100 and VT102) absolutely different? I mean, if i run VT102 > > emulation where emulation of VT100 is required will it work? > > > > Another question: has anyone tried installing redhat 9.0 using jaws > > and windows terminal emulators such as hyperterminal or crt? Wich > > problems may accur during such installation? > > > > And finally, is it possible to get output over serial port from > > already installed redhat system? Which command shall i issue to get > > such an output? > > > > A private response to these questions will be highly appreciated. If > > anyone can and wishh to help me in these matters, please send your > > messages to this address: > > > > fleytin@xxxxxxx > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > > > Sergey. > > > > -- ----- Microsoft; mismanagement, and stupidity are all weapons of mass destruction. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list