Perle Systems Adaptors - Manual (Page 50)

FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide
Installing under SCO OpenServer 5
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Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
Enabling login access
Once installed, operation of the ports is identical with that of standard serial ports with the
exception of the differing names described in
Port naming conventions for SCO
OpenServer 5 on page 51 and higher possible baud rates described in Higher baud rates
under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 51 .
Thus to enable a login on the first port, you would use the enable command just as you would
with the standard serial ports:
enable comf1a
As installed, the ports operate at 9600 bps. To change this you should edit /etc/inittab and /
etc/conf/init.d/comf and change the speed letter for the port.
Remember that /etc/inittab is your current configuration but that it is rebuilt from /etc/conf/
init.d/comf whenever the kernel is rebuilt, therefore it is important to update both files.
Reinstalling or upgrading software
New versions of the software can be installed over the top of any existing version using the
above installation procedure.
The installation software will attempt to preserve as much of the existing configuration as
possible.
Removing the driver software
No action is required when removing cards other than the standard operating system actions
to disable login processing on the removed ports. Do not use pkgrm to remove the driver.
However, if you wish to remove the card device names and control entries then this can be
done as follows:
1. Type: mkdev comf and select the required action.
Once all card entries have been removed using the above method, the command will
prompt to remove the device driver from the kernel.
2. Select yes to remove all references to the software apart from some package
management entries and the mkdev program itself.
Note
Having removed the device driver in this way you would need to reinstall from the
distribution disk should you wish to use the cards again in the future.
For information on the port labelling conventions and high-speed baud rate
mapping please go to
Port naming conventions for SCO OpenServer 5 on
page 51 and Higher baud rates under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 51 .