From: jgifford@attmail.com
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux
Subject: modem login, and .95c
Date: 8 Apr 92 02:35:20 GMT
Reply-To: jgifford@attmail.com
Organization: The Internet

I agree that the patches for .95c should be put on the ftp sites.

I mean: It would be nice to ftp the 95c bootimage(maybe with lp
patch?) anyone else agree?
Anyway, How _does_ one go about login via modem?

Also, am I the only one to have trouble with serial port lock-up
when you try to use either both odd or both even ports?(2&4, or 1&3)?
I can use 1&2, 2&3,but not 1&3, 2&4  I have three regular com ports,
and an internal everex 1200 baud modem on 4.  I have yet to get the
internal to work on 4. :(  (no real loss, 1200 is slow anyway)
I have an xt for dos stuff, so my 386 is dedicated to Linux

I would ideally like to login to linux via modem(2400 on ttys2) and
initiate a kermit session to my xt(2400 on ttys1 null modem), however,
I can't seem to login via my modem.  I have used getty 19200 ttys1 &
to login directly from the xt, but getty 2400 ttys2 & always gives
problems(i think the RING message is interfering with normal login)
anyway, any ideas, etc... please e-mail to jgifford@attmail.com
(I have logged in at 19200 on ttys1, run kermit out ttys2 to modem, to
connect to e-mail(the pc has a log to disk feature I can't re-create
on Linux with kermit))
also, does anyone know if kermit on tsx-11 still has the bug?

While I am at it...
      1)Kudos to Linus!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!! (I once was crazy enough
        to try to write a *nix clone, gave up though)
      2)Kudos to Jim Winstead for making an easy install procedure
        suggestion: tar and compress some of the utilities and bash
        and see if they might fit on a root image(worth a try?)
        Also, thanks for being such a help to new-to-linux folks
      3)Kudos to Chuck Boyer for writing the much needed owners
        manual/installation manual/intro to Linux manual....
      4)Kudos to I Reid for a comprehensive explanation of booting linux
        off the hard drive(just when I most needed it :> ) 
      5)Kudos to all the people porting software to Linux, without which
        we would have to do it all ourselves.  :)
      6)Kudos to anyone I have left out. 
Linux is the fastest implementation of *nix on [3,4]86 I have seen yet!

If anyone is interested:
        System Configuration:
         386-33(Intel) 4MB 106MB partitioned as follows:
          pfdisk> 1 99 0 511
                  2 99 512 767
                  3 0 0 0
                  4 99 768 1024
          1 is approx. 53 MB root
          2 is approx. 26MB mounted as /pub(all ftp'd files I put here)
          3 is empty(obviously)
          4 is approx. 26MB swap space
         SVGA Boca card w/Tseng 4000 using Acer 25 UVGA (non-interlaced)
        ttys1:null modem to xt machine
        ttys2:2400 fax/modem(modem only under linux though)
        ttys3:very dumb terminal(Tandy Model 100 portable)
        ttys4:internal 1200 everex modem(not working for some reason)
        PS0 and at1 installed

Oh, one other question: has anyone got a tape drive functioning under Linux?
I am considering that as my next purchase, and I am wondering what is best
for Linux?

Thanks, sorry for all the questions.....

Jim Gifford
jgifford@attmail.com
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