GSP port settings

[Sreejith Kaliyam]

I was trying to chagne tyhe GSP port parameters on my L3000.I can change only baudrate.Is it possible to change the bits and parity.If it not what is the default value for this

[Thayanidhi]

The default values are

9600baud , 8 bit , no parity, 1 stop bit

TT

[Bill Hassell]

I would not recommend changing from the default 9600, 8N1 values. The reason is that the GSP is the path to the console from the operating system and you MUST also change HP-UX values in /etc/gettydefs. This is very non-standard and if anyone forgets that the values were changed (or only changed in one location and not the other) or worse, someone changes the terminal or sets it to a default value, nothing will seem to work. You will need a (very expensive) serial analyzer to figure out the baud rate, etc, to get the console configured right.

I suspect that you want to change from 9600 to a higher speed for performance. Never do anything on the console that requires speed! In fact, never login to the console except during emergencies such as root's login has been disabled, or you need single user mode. The console should be left at a the default value to prevent major difficulties in the future.

[aparna challagulla]

Hi Bill,

I remember that in a previous thread somewhere you said that these values cannot be changed( bit parity ). after reading your answer i feel that maybe u meant that these values should not be changed. i tried serching the forums to find that thread but the forums is experiencing all the service unavailable and page is not available problems again so i could not find it.
Pl forgive me if i am breaking any rules by asking u like this.
Just wanted to know the correct answer and i know you can guide me in the right direction.
regards,
aparna

[Bill Hassell]

No, there are no options to change parity, character length or stop bits, only the baud rate and a special terminal emulation parameter: hpterm or vt100 which is used in HP-UX.

[Ryan_4]

The Remote Console only works at 8bit no parity -- however, if you use it for session login under hpux, then you can do one of two things:

1. login with the normal user login/password to the port and ignore what the "login" and "password" prompts look like (the parity will make it look scrambled). Hit enter several times until you see a repeatable pattern (this will be the hpux prompt). Then, type:
stty -parity -- then press enter.

This will make the session appear as normal -- but, it is only good for that login session. Once you exit the session, you lose the parity.

2. To make it a permanent situation you will need to modify the /etc/gettydefs file.

You should us 'vi' to edit the /etc/gettydefs file. All instructions included
here expect that you are using this editor to add to the file.

The steps required to set up the gettydefs file for proper 8n1 editing are
a simple A-B-C process. Because the gettydefs follows a specific field
format, we recommend that you DO NOT "hand-type" in the settings. The vi
functions required to copy & paste the necessary settings into place
are as follows:

A. Jump down to the line below the "9600" section (use "j" key). Go to
the insert mode ("i") and hit return to add additional lines. Now hit
escape ("ESC") to return to the editing mode.

B. Go up to the beginning of the "9600" entry (use "k") and "yank"
the four lines containing the indicated port signals (example follows):

--> 9600 # B9600 HUPCL IGNPAR PARENB ICRNL IXON OPOST ONLCR CS8 CREAD
| ISIG ICANON ECHO ECHOK PARENB IXANY TAB3
| # B9600 SANE CS8 PARENB IXANY TAB3 HUPCL
| #login: #300
|
|__(cursor here) =====> Type "4yy" (This will copy 4 lines from the cursor
position on down.)

C. Now, move the cursor down to a BLANK line after the original "9600"
entry and type in "p" ("put") to place the copied lines into position.
If placed correctly, you should have 1 BLANK line between the two "9600"
gettydefs entries and 1 BLANK line below the last "9600" entry. THERE
MUST BE A BLANK LINE BETWEEN EACH GETTYDEFS ENTRY FOR THE SYSTEM TO
PROPERLY FIND AND START A GETTY.

**** YOU ARE NOW READY TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR NEW GETTYDEFS ENTRY ****

**** THIS IS A FOUR STEP PROCESS ****

STEP #1
Add a custom identifier to the addiional 9600 entry to distinguish it
from the one already there (9600M for 9600MODEM).

STEP #2
Delete the "PARENB" in all three lines & change "CS7" to "CS8" in the
first & third lines.

9600M # B9600 HUPCL IGNPAR ICRNL IXON OPOST ONLCR CS8 CREAD
ISIG ICANON ECHO ECHOK IXANY TAB3
# B9600 SANE CS8 IXANY TAB3 HUPCL
#login: #9600M

STEP #3
Change the "#login: #300" (which tells the gettydefs file where to look
for the next entry) to loop back onto itself:

#login: #9600M

***NOTE: If you plan to add custom "19200" entry, set this value
as "19200M" so it can cycle to the "19200M" entry.
AND
If entering a custom "19200M" entry, make sure to change
the "#login: " entry to loop back onto itself (eg. "19200M").

STEP #4
Finally, edit the /etc/inittab entry to reflect the correct gettydefs pointer
to "9600M" (our inittab example shows modem on port 5):

a0:234:respawn:/usr/lbin/uucp/uugetty -r -t 60 -h ttyd0p5 9600M <====

YOU ARE NOW READY TO ADD A CUSTOM ENTRY FOR 19200 (HIGH-SPEED MODEM) IN
THE GETTYDEFS FILE. IF YOU WISH TO DO THIS, RETURN TO STEP "A" AND
SUBSTITUTE "19200" FOR ALL "9600" ENTRIES.

To allow the correct getty to take effect, do a "ps -ef|grep {your ttydXpY}"
to get the PID & then "kill -9" on that PID. The inittab causes the
corrected getty to respawn at the new speed.

Repeat "ps -ef|grep {your ttydXpY} ==> should show pending getty for your
ttydXpY pointing to the "9600M" or "19200M" entry in the gettydefs file.
(example below:)

root 0 1236 1 0 Apr 15 ? 0:00 /usr/lbin/uucp/uugetty -r
-t 60 -h ttyd0p5 9600M

- or -

root 0 1236 1 0 Apr 15 ? 0:00 /usr/lbin/uucp/uugetty -r
-t 60 -h ttyd0p5 19200M