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Re: Serial Port problem on a Sun Sparc 20



Hi,

thanks a lot. This was the solution! All is runing perfectly now.

Thierry

> 
> I believed I fixed this by logging out and rebooting (reboot -r) the
> Sparc.  This made the machine see that something was attached and using
> the serial port.  First make sure you are on the TTYA and not the TTYB
> port.
> 
> Kent.
> 
> Thierry Emonet wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I just plugged the cradle into the serial port of my Sparc 20
> > workstation. Then I have installed the PilotManager and finally have
> > tried the first HotSync as explained in the PilotManager web page. The
> > result was the following:
> > 
> > 02/06/98 15:26:24   Please press the Hotsync button on your Pilot cradle
> > 02/06/98 15:26:54   Unable to connect to the Pilot.  Sync aborted.
> > 
> > It seems that the port is not correct (I am trying to use /dev/ttya) or that
> > it is not activated:
> > 
> > - How can I fix the problem?
> > - I don't know anything about serial ports on unix machines... where can
> >   I learn?
> > - Do I need to be root to fix the problem (I am not root and I would
> >   prefer not to bother the sysadmi staff with that)?
> > 
> > Many thanks,
> > 
> > Thierry
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