Adding and configuring serial cards

The Serial Manager allows you to configure the individual serial ports associated with SCO OpenServer-supported serial cards.

You can start the Serial Manager in any of these ways:

• Enter mkdev serial or scoadmin serial manager on the command line.

• Double-click on the System Administration icon on the Desktop, then on Hardware/Kernel Manager, and select Serial Port from the devices listed.

• Start the SCOadmin launcher by entering scoadmin on the command line, then select Hardware/Kernel Manager, and select Serial Port from the devices listed.

• Select Configure from the Ports menu in the Modem Manager.

The Serial Manager shows:

• the dumb serial cards that are currently configured, in the order in which they were detected at boot-time

• the ports that are controlled by the card that is currently highlighted

To add an SCO OpenServer-supported serial card:

1. Shut down the system using the System Shutdown Manager or the shutdown(ADM) command.

2. Install the serial card(s) and configure your hardware according to the manufacturer's instructions. If your system includes a configuration disk or BIOS setup program, use it as instructed. If your system is configured with switch settings on the main system board (motherboard), define the new ports by setting the proper switches (refer to your hardware manuals for the settings).

3. Reboot the system, and log in as root.

   The serial card is autodetected and automatically shows up in the Serial Manager.

See also:

• ``Configuring a serial port''