Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

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Conﬁguring Terminals and Modems

Additionally Conﬁguring HP-UX for a Terminal

Additionally Conﬁguring HP-UX for a

Terminal

The previous procedure ensured the system side was set up properly;

now you are setting up the terminal side.

• If the terminal will be used as a console, the default conﬁguration is

likely to be correct.

• If the terminal will not be used as a console (but rather as an

additional serial terminal), you might have to set conﬁguration

modes.

Step 1. From the new terminal, use the function keys to set the terminal's

features. In most cases, default settings will be sufﬁcient.

NOTE Newer terminals have default modes correct for communicating with

HP-UX. If you are uncertain the terminal is conﬁgured in default mode,

1. Power off the terminal.

2. Hold D key down while powering on.

The terminal will power on with correct default modes. Make any

adjustments that might be necessary.

Step 2. Add a getty entry for each new terminal in /etc/inittab. Entries must

conform to the pattern id:run_state:action:process, as documented

on the inittab (4) manpage. A sample terminal entry resembles the

following:

ttp3:2:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty -h -t 60 tty0p3 9600

• ttp3 is a label used by init to identify the action uniquely (see init

(1M)).

• The 2 is the run state. Systems are shipped with the multi-user run

state (see the initdefault entry in inittab). When the system is

running in single-user mode (state s), this process is not executed.

• The respawn tells init to restart the process if it exits.