Add a TTY AIX 4.3.3

Rauscher Guenter

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Apr 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/7/00

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Dear AIX Users,

we have our server (IBM 560) connected to power supply via a UPS (APC
Smart UPS).
After making a new installation wit AIX 4.3.3, I should make available
the serial port.
But in the way, I hav made it sucsessfully with AIX 4.1.4, I get the
error message:

COMMAND STATUS

Command: failed stdout: yes stderr: no

Before command completion, additional instructions may appear below.

Method error (/etc/methods/cfgtty):
0514-034 The following attributes do not have valid values:
runmodes

Is there anybody who nows, that with AIX 4.3.3 is anything different
with the serial port?

Guenter Rauscher
raus...@botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de

LAIX Software Consulting

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Apr 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/7/00

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The error would indicate the "stty attributes for runtime" in the tty
settings contains invalid value(s).

Regards,
Paul

Rauscher Guenter

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Apr 10, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/10/00

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LAIX Software Consulting wrote:

The runmodes are:
runmodes='hupcl,cread,brkint,icrnl,opost,tab3,onlcr,isig,icanon,echo,
echoe,echok,echoctl,echoke,imaxbel,iexten,local'
logmodes='hupcl,cread,echoe,cs8,local'

I have used this parameters with AIX 4.1.4 and it worked; but with AIX
4.3.3 it does not work.
I don't know the meaning of the parameters!

Any idea, what has changed?

Regards

Guenter Rauscher

LAIX Software Consulting

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Apr 10, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/10/00

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All the values you list should be valid. Take a look at the man pages for
stty to see what the meaning of each attribute is. Can the tty be added if
you leave all the attribute values at their default settings?

Paul

Rauscher Guenter

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Apr 13, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/13/00

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>

The problem is obviously 'local'. If I leave it out, then configuration of tty
works.
I compared info files of AIX 4.1.4, where 'local' was mentioned,
with corresponding files of AIX 4.3.3, where this mode does not appear.

When I install the UPS software (APC PowerChute Plus), there is a message:
/dev/tty1 appears to be a modem control port
WARNING: Port must be configured for local control in order to work with
a "Smart" Signalling UPS

I did not find any list of valid attributes of runtime and login

Regards

Guenter Rauscher

cyb...@my-deja.com

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Apr 13, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/13/00

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In article <38F5C64C...@odin.botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de>,
Rauscher Guenter <raus...@odin.botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de>
wrote:

Can you use clocal instead of local?

Regards,
Clive

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John Jaszczak

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Apr 13, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/13/00

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"Rauscher Guenter" <raus...@odin.botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de> wrote in
message news:38F5C64C...@odin.botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de...

> >
>
> The problem is obviously 'local'. If I leave it out, then configuration of
tty
> works.
> I compared info files of AIX 4.1.4, where 'local' was mentioned,
> with corresponding files of AIX 4.3.3, where this mode does not appear.
>
> When I install the UPS software (APC PowerChute Plus), there is a message:
> /dev/tty1 appears to be a modem control port
> WARNING: Port must be configured for local control in order to work with
> a "Smart" Signalling UPS
>
> I did not find any list of valid attributes of runtime and login
>
> Regards
>
> Guenter Rauscher
>

Instead of using a runtime or login attribute of "local" try using "clocal"
which assumes a line without modem control or
"-clocal" which assumes a line with modem control.

-JAZZ

Rauscher Guenter

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Apr 14, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/14/00

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John Jaszczak wrote:

With clocal it works! Thank you very much.

Guenter Rauscher