VaxStation II console port

[Brian V. Smith]

In article <1989Nov22.133112.2078 at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>,
garyf at mehlville.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Gary Faulkner) writes:

> On the back of VaxStation II's, there is what appears to be a console port.
> Can anyone tell me what the major and minor device #'s would be to access
> this port  (for Ultrix)??
 
You are correct; it is the "console" device.  You can either do a
"mknod /dev/ttycp c 38 0" or "cd /dev ; MAKEDEV ttycp"  to create it.

It can be used for logins, printers, etc.

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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith at lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.