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Accessing the CD from a UNIX System

Software &
Documentation

Insert CD in system CD drive

Mount the CD by entering one of the commands from
the following table:

1

2

3

4

Determine your CD device

 

Common names for CD-ROM devices:

            NAME 

  

                 EXAMPLE

/dev/cdrom  

      

/dev/cdrom

/dev/cdrom/cdrom

n

    

/dev/cdrom/cdrom1

/dev/cd

n

   

 

          /dev/cd0

/dev/dsk/c

k

t

m

d

n

 

    /dev/c1t2d0

If your system auto mounts the CD, skip to step 5.
Auto Mount programs may use the volume information
to define a mount point. If the CD volume label is "Digi"
then the mount point may be /cdrom/digi

AIX

*HPUX

SCO

UnixWare

SCO

  OpenServer

Solaris

(Intel &

SPARC)

Command

mount -r -v cdrfs 

device mount-directory

do not use mount, it will not operate correctly

pfs_mount 

device mount-directory

See man pages for 

pfs

 and 

pfs_mount

 for more 

information.

mount -r -F cdfs 

device mount-directory

mount -r -f ISO9660 

device mount-directory

mount -F hsfs 

device mount-directory

Most systems use an auto-mounter. See the man page
on vold:  

man vold

Operating

System

device

 is the path to the device file assigned to the cdrom drive,

mount-directory

 is the directory where the Digi CD is mounted

Navigate to mounted CD directory, enter:   

./setup

5

UNIX

To list descriptions of devices:

AIX: 

lscfg

   

HPUX: - Make sure you have administrator privileges and 

your PATH includes /usr/sbin

ioscan -funC disk

Solaris: Most Solaris systems use an auto-mounter. 

See the man page on vold:   

man vold

If you see DISPLAY permission errors when running the
CD, you may want to verify your DISPLAY variable is set. 
To set the DISPLAY variable:

DISPLAY=localhost:0.0; export DISPLAY

   AND/OR

xhost +localhost

Identify the mount-directory.

Some common pre-existing mount points:

/mnt/cdrom    /cdrom

Or create your own:   

mkdir /mnt/mycdrom

HPUX - Check to see if pfs is running

ps -ef | grep pfs

If not, start the daemons:

pfs_mountd&; pfsd&

*HPUX When finished, leave the CD directory and pfs_umount

cd
pfs_umount 

mount-directory

(If you inadvertenly use 

umount

 instead of 

pfs_umount

, kill the 

pfs daemons to remove the CD-ROM.)

   

All RJ-45 cables and connectors are 8-pin.  When using these adapters with modems or other applications that require
DCD on pin 1, you must turn on altpin.  If altpin is turned off, the hardware signal on pin 1 becomes DSR instead of 
DCD.  This alternative can be used if DCD is not required, and DSR is needed instead. Configure the altpin through 
the web interface or the command line. See the User's Guide, MEI chapter or the set flow command in the Command 
Reference on the Digi CD under Documentation for more information about setting the altpin. 

Cabling your serial devices to a
Digi Product is now simpler than ever 
with a Digi Cable Adapter. While many
custom cabling solutions can leave you
with a cable that is either too long or too
short for your application, the 
Digi Cable Adapters are used with 
commercially available CAT 5 cable of
any length.  Simply plug standard CAT 5
cable into your Digi Product, connect a
Cable Adapter to the other end and plug
the adapter into your device. Whether 
you need a crossover or straight-through
connection, or require a DB-9 or
DB-25 connector, there is a 
Digi Cable Adapter solution. 
For additional cabling information, see the
Cabling guide under Documentation on
your CD. If you prefer to order cables, 
see our website at http://support.digi.com
and select Cabling. 

Digi TS EIA-232 Cable Adapter Reference

Bay Accelar, Nortel and other DB-9 DTE devices

Sun Sparc, Sun Ultra, terminals, printers and other
DTE devices with DB-25  Female ports     

 

Cisco, IBM and other DTE devices with
DB-25 Male ports
Modems and other DCE devices with
DB-25 Female Ports
Modems and other DCE devices with 
DB-9 Female Ports
For use with Printers.  This adapter differs 
from a Console Adapter in that it utilizes the 
DTR signal (instead of RTS) for hardware flow control
For use with Cisco and Sun RJ-45 Console ports. 
Also available in 8-pack and 16-pack quantities.

Can be used as a networking cable or combined with
one of the adapters as a serial cable.

76000697       Digi TS DB-9F
 

             Console Adapter (4-pack)

76000698       Digi TS DB-25M 
 

             Console Adapter (4-pack)

76000699       Digi TS DB-25F 
 

             Console Adapter (4-pack)

76000700       Digi TS DB-25M 
 

             Modem Adapter (4-pack)

76000701       Digi TS DB-9M 
                       Modem Adapter (4-pack)
76000692       Digi TS DB-25M 
 

             Printer Adapter (4-pack)

  
76000631       Digi TS to 
 

             Sun Netra / Cisco Cable

 

             (single pack)

63000042-01   RJ-45 to RJ-45 
 

              Straight Through

 

              Ethernet Cable 

Part number

Application

Adapter

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mount 

device mount-directory

RI

TXD-

TXD-

DSR

RxD-

RxD-

RTS

RTS+

n/a

GND

GND

GND

TxD

TxD+

TxD+

RxD

RxD+

RxD+

SG

SG

SG

CTS

CTS+

n/a

n/a

n/a

DTR

RTS-

DCD

CTS-

Pinouts

RJ-45

Pin

EIA-232

EIA-422/485

Full-Duplex

EIA-485

Half-Duplex

Pin 1

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