Accessing the CD from a UNIX System
Insert CD in system CD drive
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UNIX Software &
Documentation
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Determine your CD device
Common names for
NAME | EXAMPLE |
/dev/cdrom | /dev/cdrom |
/dev/cdrom/cdromn | /dev/cdrom/cdrom1 |
/dev/cdn | /dev/cd0 |
/dev/dsk/cktmdn | /dev/c1t2d0 |
To list descriptions of devices: AIX: lscfg
HPUX: - Make sure you have administrator privileges and your PATH includes /usr/sbin
ioscan -funC disk
Solaris: Most Solaris systems use an
See the man page on vold: man vold
If your system auto mounts the CD, skip to step 5. Auto Mount programs may use the volume information to define a mount point. If the CD volume label is "Digi" then the mount point may be /cdrom/digi
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Identify the
Some common
/mnt/cdrom /cdrom
Or create your own:
mkdir /mnt/mycdrom
HPUX - Check to see if pfs is running ps
If not, start the daemons:
pfs_mountd&; pfsd&
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Mount the CD by entering one of the commands from the following table:
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| SPARC) | on vold: man vold |
device is the path to the device file assigned to the cdrom drive,
*HPUX When finished, leave the CD directory and pfs_umount
cd
pfs_umount mount-directory
(If you inadvertenly use umount instead of pfs_umount, kill the pfs daemons to remove the
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Navigate to mounted CD directory, enter: ./setup
If you see DISPLAY permission errors when running the
CD, you may want to verify your DISPLAY variable is set.
To set the DISPLAY variable:
DISPLAY=localhost:0.0; export DISPLAY
AND/OR
xhost +localhost
Pinouts
Pin 1
PortServer TS 8/16
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RI | TXD- | TXD- |
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DSR | RxD- | RxD- | RxD- (B) |
RTS | RTS+ | n/a | TxD+ (A) |
GND | GND | GND | CGND |
TxD | TxD+ | TxD+ | no connection |
RxD | RxD+ | RxD+ | RxD+ (A) |
SG | SG | SG | SGND |
CTS | CTS+ | n/a | no connection |
DTR | RTS- | n/a | TxD- (B) |
DCD | CTS- | n/a |
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Need help with cabling? | Digi TS |
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| 76000697 | Digi TS |
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Cabling your serial devices to a |
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76000698 | Digi TS |
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Digi Product is now simpler than ever |
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| Console Adapter | DTE devices with |
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with a Digi Cable Adapter. While many |
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76000699 | Digi TS |
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custom cabling solutions can leave you |
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with a cable that is either too long or too |
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short for your application, the | 76000700 | Digi TS |
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Digi Cable Adapters are used with |
| Modem Adapter |
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commercially available CAT 5 cable of | 76000701 | Digi TS |
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any length. Simply plug standard CAT 5 |
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cable into your Digi Product, connect a |
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76000692 | Digi TS |
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Cable Adapter to the other end and plug |
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| Printer Adapter | from a Console Adapter in that it utilizes the |
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the adapter into your device. Whether |
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you need a crossover or |
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connection, or require a | 76000631 | Digi TS to |
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Digi Cable Adapter solution. |
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For additional cabling information, see the |
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Cabling guide under Documentation on |
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| Straight Through |
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your CD. If you prefer to order cables, |
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see our website at http://support.digi.com
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DCD on pin 1, you must turn on altpin. If altpin is turned off, the hardware signal on pin 1 becomes DSR instead of | ||
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| DCD. This alternative can be used if DCD is not required, and DSR is needed instead. Configure the altpin through | |
| the web interface or the command line. See the User's Guide, MEI chapter or the set flow command in the Command | |
| Reference on the Digi CD under Documentation for more information about setting the altpin. |