kermit configuration file
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Tue Feb 21 22:59:43 UTC 2006
On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 15:46 -0800, Bob Kinney wrote:
> I've searched high and low for an answer to this; hopefully somebody here can
> help.
>
> I'm trying to get kermit to read two commands from a .mykermrc file in my home
> directory:
>
> SET LINE /dev/ttyS0
> SET CARRIER-WATCH OFF
>
> I also have an identical .kermrc.
>
> For some reason, the SET LINE command does not work.
>
> [bob at micron ~]$ kermit
> /var/lock
> C-Kermit 8.0.209, 17 Mar 2003, for Red Hat Linux 8.0
> Copyright (C) 1985, 2003,
> Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.
> Type ? or HELP for help.
> (/home/bob/) C-Kermit>show file
>
> Transfer mode: automatic
> File patterns: automatic (SHOW PATTERNS for list)
> File scan: on 49152
> Default file type: binary
> File names: converted
> Send pathnames: off
> Receive pathnames: auto
> Match dot files: no
> Wildcard-expansion: kermit
> File collision: backup
> File destination: disk
> File incomplete: auto
> File bytesize: 8
> File character-set: ascii
> File default 7-bit: ascii
> File default 8-bit: latin1-iso
> File UCS bom: on
> File UCS byte-order: little-endian
> Computer byteorder: little-endian
> File end-of-line: lf
> File eof: length
> File download-directory: (none)
> Send move-to: (none)
> Send rename-to: (none)
> Receive move-to: (none)
> Receive rename-to: (none)
> Initialization file: /home/bob/.kermrc
> Root set: (none)
> Disk output buffer: 32768 (writes are buffered, blocking)
> Stringspace: 500000
> Listsize: 102400
> Longest filename: 255
> Longest pathname: 4096
> Last file sent: (none)
> Last file received: (none)
>
> Also see:
> SHOW PROTOCOL, SHOW XFER, SHOW PATTERNS, SHOW STREAMING, SHOW CHARACTER-SETS
> (/home/bob/) C-Kermit>show comm
>
> Communications Parameters:
> Line: /dev/tty, speed: unknown, mode: remote, modem: generic
> Parity: none, duplex: full, flow: none, handshake: none
> Carrier-watch: off, close-on-disconnect: off
> Lockfile directory: /var/lock
> Typical port device name: /dev/ttyS0
>
> Modem signals unavailable
>
> Type SHOW DIAL to see DIAL-related items.
> Type SHOW MODEM to see modem-related items.
>
> (/home/bob/) C-Kermit>
>
>
> If I rename .kermrc to hide it, the CARRIER-WATCH line changes to the
> system default of "auto".
>
>
> Using FC3 on kernel 2.6.12-1.1381_FC3.
>
> Anyone have any advice?
First, swap the "SET CARRIER-WATCH OFF" and the "SET LINE /dev/ttyS0"
lines. You have to turn off carrier watch before swapping to a line
without carrier.
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