Re: dials with IRIX6.3

From: Kay Diederichs (dikay@ruf.uni-freiburg.de)
Date: Mon Sep 22 1997 - 07:10:40 CDT


> Brent Segelke wrote:
> > 
> > Has anybody succeded in getting dials to work with IRIX6.3.  I have a new
> > O2 running IRIX6.3; I've installed eoe.sw.optinput and conected port 2 to
> > the dials.  I no longer get the message from O that there are no dials
> > connected to the display so I assume O at least thinks there are dials out
> > there but turning the dials has no effect.  I assume I need a patch (as is
> > the case with IRIX6.2) but don't know which one or where to find it--come
> > somebody give me the missing peace to this puzzle?
> > 
> 
> You need a secret cable with different pin configurations. SGI can't
> tell you what the pin congiguration is but our local rep. was able to
> send us a cable that finally allowed dials to work on O2's. We are now
> making them up in-house.
> 
> -- 
> Patrick J. Fleming, Ph.D.
> (203) 432-8957 Voice
> (203) 432-5688 Fax	
> fleming@csb.yale.edu
> http://www.csb.yale.edu/people/core/pjf_hm.html

I don't think the cable is THAT secret. I made a dialbox work on the O2
that was formerly attached to an ancient 4D/210, by fabricating a cable
according to the specs given in 'man serial'.

Kay
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