> > I'm trying to set up a serial cable connection between a PC and a laptop > both running Mandrake 8.2. I've followed all the advice in the > Serial-Laplink Howto, and everything seems ok. I can create a > connection between the two boxes. Trouble is, once I try to copy > information between them, one or both of them usually lock up. > > Anybody got any ideas?
Hey Chris, (another skynet user in Sydney I see :-), we do get everywhere...) lock up as in hard lock no mouse no keyboard, or one of them stops on the serial line? what kernel you running (stock MDK8.2?).... first things is to set hdparm for your hard disk for u1 to unmask interrupts.. this will at least speed up a serial link a bit hdparm -u1 /dev/hd[abcd] depending on your system... then run it from the virtual terminal and see does the kernel produce anything of interest.. ( I assume you are running from X ).. you might get some info on the screen that X is hiding... Dave. -- David Airlie, Software Engineer http://www.skynet.ie/~airlied / [EMAIL PROTECTED] pam_smb / Linux DecStation / Linux VAX / ILUG person -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
