Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

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Configuring Terminals and Modems
Additionally Configuring HP-UX for a Terminal
in Table 4-2, “Key Terminal Configuration Parameters,” might require
configuration in /etc/gettydefs.
Running Screen-Oriented Applications on a Terminal
To run screen-oriented applications (such as SAM or swinstall) on a
terminal that is not being used as a console, you can use the H setting in
/etc/gettydefs. As shown in Table 4-2, “Key Terminal Configuration
Parameters,” this will give you 8 data bits and no parity, which are
required by screen-oriented applications.
Step 1. Edit the getty entry in /etc/inittab so that the device special file for
the terminal points to the H entry in /etc/gettydefs.
ttp2:234:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty -h tty0p2 H
Step 2. Reissue the /sbin/init
q command to activate the updated /etc/inittab file.
See gettydefs (4) in the HP-UX Reference.
Configuring a Non-HP Terminal as a Console
HP supports Wyse 60 terminals with native ASCII keyboards, VT320,
and VT100 compatible (as defined by DEC VT420) terminals, in their
default power-on configuration as system consoles for HP 9000 Series
800 E Family computers. Also, HP 700/60 terminals can be configured to
emulate the non-HP consoles. Only HP terminals are supported as
Table 4-2 Key Terminal Configuration Parameters
Parameter
Console (as
shipped)
Serial Terminal
(hard-wired)
a
Serial Terminal (via
modem)
Data bits 8 8 7
Parity no no even
Default speed
9600
b
9600
300
b
a. These are the parameters set for the H entry in /etc/gettydefs,
and can be used for terminal configuration in /etc/inittab.
b. Sending a Break will cause the speed to change in the sequence shown
in /etc/gettydefs.