[COLUG] Re: Dosbox serial ports (Dave Maxwell)/(Pat Collins)

[charles morrison]

> From: Dave Maxwell <dmaxwell at columbus.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [COLUG] Dosbox serial ports
> To: Central OH Linux User Group <colug432 at colug.net>
> Message-ID: <200712041342.06601.dmaxwell at columbus.rr.com>
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>> My thinking is to redirect Dosbox I/O using a pipe command or
>> redirecting I/O. So far, I have been unsuccessful at figuring out how to
>> do it, since the O part requires going from a Dos Com1 to a Linux
>> /dev/ttyUSBx using a dos command, and the I part requires taking input
>> from a Linux /dev/ttyUSBx and redirect to a Dos Com1.
>>     
> You may have luck with something like:
>
> directserial=true
> comport=1
> realport=ttyUSB1 (or whatever devicename the usb device has)
> defaultbps=9600
> parity=N
> bytesize=8
> stopbit=1 
>
> in the DOSBox conf file.
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Thanks, this looks like something I can try.

Also, thanks to Dave/Pat for the info about Dosemu. I'll look into it, 
especially if you already have something working using serial ports. I 
found the same as you did about DosBox that they are primarily gamers, 
and not for work.

In the mean time, I have located Cutecom which is a first step toward 
what I would like (it's a nice way to monitor com ports for industrial 
equipment). I have downloaded the source and have modified the com 
selector box to allow selection of /dev/ttyUSBx as a choice (it now 
allows /dev/ttyS0-ttyS3). I have not compiled it to see if it really 
works. Also, I noticed the last update was in 2006, so it does not 
appear to be very active.

Charlie Morrison

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