[parisc-linux] serial breakout box

[parisc-linux] serial breakout box

[collver]

Hello,

I installed Debian on a pa-risc workstation.  Linux doesn't support the HIL
mouse, so I tried a serial mouse.  The serial port on the workstation seems
different: is 25 pin female (as opposed to male like a PC).  I can log into
the system through the serial port using Kermit.  But I must first set
carrier-watch off.  I am pretty sure my cable is right.  This leads me to
believe the serial port works, but that there is something unusual about it.

The serial mouse works fine going through a 9pin-25pin adapter to a PC
running Linux.  But it doesn't work at all going through the same adapter
(plus a gender changer) to the hp workstation.  I have also tried going
through a normal serial cable (to cross over transmit and receive),
with no luck.

Does anyone here have a rs232 breakout box they would be willing to loan
(or possibly sell) me?  I am interested in making this serial mouse work.
I would also be grateful for any tips from someone more experienced with
this hardware.

Thanks,

Ben

ps.
This is an Apollo 400 which has been upgraded to a 715T/50 (Trailways-50).

Re: [parisc-linux] serial breakout box

[Matt Taggart]

collver@linuxfreemail.com writes...

> Hello,
> 
> I installed Debian on a pa-risc workstation.  Linux doesn't support the HIL
> mouse, so I tried a serial mouse.

HIL is supported for some systems. You mention that your system is a 715T/50, 
I don't know about support for that one. Have you determined that it won't 
work for you? I'm sure the people working on HIL support would like to hear 
about what you find.

-- 
Matt Taggart        Linux Development Lab
taggart@fc.hp.com   HP Linux Systems Operation

Re: [parisc-linux] serial breakout box

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 03:18:33PM -0700, Matt Taggart wrote:
> HIL is supported for some systems. You mention that your system is a 715T/50, 
> I don't know about support for that one. Have you determined that it won't 
> work for you? I'm sure the people working on HIL support would like to hear 
> about what you find.

I haven't seen any code to support HIL mice, only HIL keyboards.  Or am
I not looking hard enough?

-- 
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Re: [parisc-linux] serial breakout box

[Matt Taggart]

Matthew Wilcox writes...

> On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 03:18:33PM -0700, Matt Taggart wrote:
> > HIL is supported for some systems. You mention that your system is a 715T/5
> 0, 
> > I don't know about support for that one. Have you determined that it won't 
> > work for you? I'm sure the people working on HIL support would like to hear
>  
> > about what you find.
> 
> I haven't seen any code to support HIL mice, only HIL keyboards.  Or am
> I not looking hard enough?

Doh! My mistake. I thought mice were working as well.

Sorry for the confusion,

-- 
Matt Taggart        Linux Development Lab
taggart@fc.hp.com   HP Linux Systems Operation

Re: [parisc-linux] serial breakout box

[Jbit of Plasma]

In the kernel config, under Character devices, theres "HIL keyboard support" and it says that "There are vestiges of mouse support in the driver, but it is 
probably not working.". This may be somthing

--jbit
Matthew Wilcox wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 03:18:33PM -0700, Matt Taggart wrote:
> 
>>HIL is supported for some systems. You mention that your system is a 715T/50, 
>>I don't know about support for that one. Have you determined that it won't 
>>work for you? I'm sure the people working on HIL support would like to hear 
>>about what you find.
>>
> 
> I haven't seen any code to support HIL mice, only HIL keyboards.  Or am
> I not looking hard enough?
> 
> 



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