I started over with a new install of Raspian and that made errors go away at home. It will be curious how it works at the office.
On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 7:12 PM Bill Miranda <bill.mira...@gmail.com> wrote: > The errors I am getting are as follows: > > -bash: cannot set terminal process group (868): Inappropriate ioctl for > device > -bash: no job control in this shell > Then it is not registering all my keystrokes on the Pi connected by the > USB serial cable that I got from Retrofloppy.com > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 3:48 AM Brian Brindle <bbrin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Bill, >> >> Weird, what sort of error is it giving you? That absolutely should work >> without any issues.. Dumb quesiton, do you have flow control enabled? (Last >> character on your STAT should be an E to accomplish this.) Sometimes that >> can cause this. Editing the wpa_supplicant file can be a bit of a challenge >> from the M100 with a traditional editor.. I do find it easier to >> either have my wpa_supplicant file pre-loaded, but there are options.. >> >> When sitting at your local coffee shop, scan for wireless networks. Run: >> *sudo >> iwlist wlan0 scan *to list the nearby networks. Do some fancy grep work >> or make sure you have your dot-matrix printer at the ready to capture it >> all. It's gonna scroll across the screen for the next 10 minutes, so sit >> back and enjoy your coffee, enjoy all the new friends you will make with >> your dot matrix printer screaming away - or alternatively just look for the >> wifi network on your phone. >> >> To add the config from the M100 and not use an editor: >> >> sudo wpa_passphrase *SSID-of-WiFi-Here* >> >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf (Always make backups of the >> original files when on the M100! Easier to copy back than to try and edit >> with a tiny screen.) >> >> It should prompt you for the network password. Enter that and it will >> append the network to your existing wpa_suplicant.conf file. >> >> Then issue: >> sudo wpa_cli -i wlan0 reconfigure >> >> This will activate the changes. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Brian >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 12:38 AM Bill Miranda <bill.mira...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Brian your response was much appreciated. I am still having a problem >>> with my Pi. I got it working at home but then I took it to the office and >>> plugged it in but I thought I would be able to change the wifi from the >>> terminal connection. No joy. I guess I need to change the wpa supplicant >>> file at home. When I got to the office, the M100 can log into the Pi but I >>> get a bash error with every command, even something simple like "ls". >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 9:43 AM Brian Brindle <bbrin...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Bill, >>>> >>>> I totally missed that you actually had your console working, sorry the >>>> systemd changes make me blind with rage. >>>> >>>> If you are primarily using BBSes X-modem works pretty well, if you have >>>> an X-Modem capable term on your M100. You can also send files to/from the >>>> M100 via the Linux command line with the sx (send x-modem) command. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 8:15 AM Bill Miranda <bill.mira...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you so much! Embarrassingly I discovered my problem was that >>>>> that I had to go into raspi-config and designate my country so the WiFi >>>>> would work. The packages I was trying to install on my raspberry pi >>>>> weren’t installing because no internet. Once I got that sorted and made a >>>>> couple changes to configure I was good to go and successfully contacted a >>>>> BBS with the setup. Now I need to sort out out to exchange files. Thanks >>>>> again for your response. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Bill Miranda >>>>> bill.mira...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 12, 2021, at 6:18 AM, Brian Brindle <bbrin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> HI Bill, >>>>> >>>>> The divergence from systemd is frustrating but at last current >>>>> versions of Raspian still have ifconfig... >>>>> >>>>> I'm using Raspian 10 here are my quick and dirty hints: >>>>> >>>>> Get your termcap sorted: >>>>> https://zork.net/~octal/mod100.xhtml >>>>> >>>>> You will note that termcap doesn't exist like it should though, so >>>>> save the cap to a file and install it like so: >>>>> >>>>> tic <termcap-file> >>>>> >>>>> I assume you are going to to the easy route and use a USB to serial >>>>> adapter. You can use the onboard UART with some level conversion as I have >>>>> done, but you have to get creative with the hardware. Check out the photos >>>>> of my M100 hooked to my pi zero here: >>>>> http://niedobry.com/mod100/tanpi/ >>>>> >>>>> Copy the template file */lib/systemd/system/**serial-getty@.service* >>>>> to* /etc/systemd/system/serial-getty@ttyUSB0.service *(Provided >>>>> you are using ttyUSB0) >>>>> >>>>> In [Service] modify the ExecStart line to say the following: (Adjust >>>>> your baud as you like.) >>>>> ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -o '-p -- \\u' 19200 %I trs100 >>>>> >>>>> Issue *systemctl enable serial-getty@ttyUSB0.service* >>>>> >>>>> Do a ps -ax | grep getty and you should now see a getty process >>>>> running on the USB port. >>>>> >>>>> Connect your Model-T with a null modem cable to the serial port, set >>>>> your TERM to STAT 98N1E and you should be good to go. Lots and lots of >>>>> customization needed for it to be useful, I'm working on getting my notes >>>>> together on this and hope to have it somewhere for reference soon. >>>>> >>>>> Hope this helps, >>>>> Brian >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 11:09 PM Bill Miranda <bill.mira...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can anyone point me to current instructions on how to configure a >>>>>> Raspberry Pi so that I can connect my M100 as a serial console? I found >>>>>> numerous websites with instructions for older versions of Raspian which >>>>>> were pre-systemd. I was able to get the M100 to connect to the Pi after >>>>>> a >>>>>> lot of experimenting but I once I login I can’t get anything to work. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Bill Miranda >>>>>> bill.mira...@gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>
