From: Mac User (jerry7171_at_sio.midco.net)
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 13:18:59 PDT
There is the rub, I have no idea what would be using the serial port.
The only thing I've done with it since downloading the Stealth patch
and checking extensions and preferences is try using it with the Newt.
I leave the Newt searching for another Mac after I plug the serial cord
in and it just searches and searches and searches...till it finally
powers down to conserve battery power. When I try using the serial
option, it says it was unable to get a response from the iMac. I've
tried using the serial connection option and the Appletalk option in
the Newt, and the same in the iMac...I figured I would just stupidly
stumble across a working option at some point yesterday, but no dice.
I've gotten spoiled under OS X. I don't have to do all that much
thinking anymore, like I had to in the old days of OS 9. ;-)
On Thursday, May 1, 2003, at 03:23 US/Central, Robert Benschop wrote:
> On donderdag, mei 1, 2003, at 08:28 Europe/Amsterdam, Mac User wrote:
>> While there is no visible change between either the Newt or the iMac,
>> I'm getting a message box from the iMac saying it can't initialize the
>> Stealth serial port as its being used. This happens when I plug in
>> the
>> Newt via the serial cord and start up NCU. So something is happening,
>> but I don't know what.
>
> But that has to be where your problem is, these error messages on a Mac
> do mean something ;-)
>
> So is your serial port in use? AFAIR from old macs this often meant
> that Appletalk was on on the serial port.
>
> And why are you using Appletalk over serial anyway, can't you first try
> with 'normal' serial?
>
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