--- In Frank <> wrote:
>
> Best guess is the ports are being held open by getty. By default, ttyS0
> and ttyS1 are grabbed by the getty process. getty is what gives you the
> serial port terminal access (if needed). With a null modem cable you
> could use something like Windows HyperTerm to log onto your 7800.
>
> In your /etc/inittab file, you will see these two lines about 2/3 down:
>
> # By default, run gettys on both serial ports
> T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100
> T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 115200 vt100
>
> To gain access to ttyS1, as root, edit this file and comment out the
> 'T1' entry:
>
> # By default, run gettys on both serial ports
> T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100
> # T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 115200 vt100
>
> Save the file, reboot, and you should be all set.
>
You don't need to reboot after editting inittab. just type init q.
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