Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] UPS and serial or USB connections
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:11:56
Message-Id: 20120918100939.660002f5@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] UPS and serial or USB connections by "J. Roeleveld"
1 On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:51:49 +0200, J. Roeleveld wrote:
2
3 > > Plus, aren't you supposed to only unplug/plug a serial cable when it
4 > > is off? I'm not sure if they are sensitive to that but pretty sure
5 > > they were a long time ago.
6 >
7 > Not sure about Serial, I always did even when switched on when using
8 > external modems in the past and never did have a problem there.
9
10 You were lucky, it's like forgetting to look when you cross the road.
11 Getting away with it once doesn't mean it is safe.
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13 Yes, I have blown a UART chip by hotplugging a serial cable, because I'd
14 got away with it before.
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18 Neil Bothwick
19
20 I'm Pink, Therefore I'm Spam

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Re: [gentoo-user] UPS and serial or USB connections Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] UPS and serial or USB connections Adam Carter <adamcarter3@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] UPS and serial or USB connections Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] UPS and serial or USB connections "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>