This was exactly the solution! Thank you!
PLK
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From: Joseph Bouchard <>
Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ts-7000] TS-7200 and Amateur Radio
To:
koehnp wrote:
>
> Hello, folks!
>
> I'm working on an interesting problem that at the moment has me stumped. I
> have a TS-7200, and plan on using it (and some of the other TS add-on boards)
> to build a communications package for a weather balloon experiment.
>
> I've got the TS up and running with Debian Linux (that comes with the
> development kit), and can communicate with it using my Linux box (ground
> station) or my XP desktop. Both Com1 and com2 work equally well for that, no
> problem there.
>
> The trouble starts when I connect the TNC (think radio modem) to com1 (I need
> the hardware flow control that com2 doesn't have). I'm using minicom to talk
> to the TNC. No response from the modem whatsoever. I'm getting the
> occasional linefeed when I turn on the TNC, but nothing recognizable as the
> TNC's startup messages.
> I've checked the cables, and the TNC fires up flawlessly when connected to my
> Linux groundstation or my XP desktop.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Patrick
>
You might have a console running on com1. I beat my head against the
wall trying to talk to something on com1...
There is a jumper which you can pull and that disables the initial
console that spits out the Redboot stuff.
In /etc/inittab, there are probably getty's running on the serial ports.
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