Dave Pape (dave++at++fl.aec.at)
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 22:14:20 +0200 (MET DST)
Usually when you're reading a tracker attached to a serial port, you
don't want IRIX doing anything special with the port. In the System
Manager, the port should be marked as "Available". If it shows a terminal
or something else attached, just hit the "Disconnect..." button.
-Dave
On Thu, 10 Sep 1998, Roy Ruddle wrote:
> This isn't really a PF question, except that I need to know this for my PF
> apps.
>
> I run my Polhemus sensors connected to an SGI serial port + using the MR
> toolkit. For my Crimson RE it was easy - plug the sensors in + off I go,
> but that doesn't seem to work on my Indigo2 IMPACT.
>
> I notice that on an Indigo2, but not a Crimson, the ports can be
> configured via the System Manager to be a terminal, a printer or a MIDI
> device. I've tried all of those but to no avail.
>
> Can anyone suggest what I have to tweak to get my port set up right?
>
> many thanks
>
> roy
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