docs/85355: [patch] Error in the pin numbers of the described connector in the Handbook (serial).

[Julien Gabel]

>Number:         85355
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [patch] Error in the pin numbers of the described connector in the Handbook (serial).
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Aug 27 17:10:23 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Julien Gabel
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD titeuf.thilelli.net 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Sun Aug 21 14:49:33 CEST 2005 root at titeuf.thilelli.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TITEUF i386

>Description:
It seems there is a little mistake in the proposed pin numbers for null-modem DB-25
connector shown in the example.

>How-To-Repeat:
Compare different source of information about this topic, as in the proposed Hardware Book at:
 http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/serial/nullmodem25to25.html

>Fix:
Here is a patch:

--- chapter.sgml.diff begins here ---
--- /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml	Wed Jul 27 06:14:18 2005
+++ /tmp/chapter.sgml	Sat Aug 27 19:00:26 2005
@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@
 	    example, the <quote>send data</quote> pin on one end goes to the
 	    <quote>receive data</quote> pin on the other end.</para>
 	      
-	  <para>If you like making your own cables, you can construct
-	    a null-modem cable for use with
-	    terminals.  This table shows the RS-232C signal names and the pin
-	    numbers on a DB-25 connector.</para>
+	  <para>If you like making your own cables, you can construct a
+	    null-modem cable for use with terminals.  This table shows the RS-232C
+	    signal names and the pin numbers on a DB-25 connector.  More information
+	    and collection of cable descriptions may be found in the <ulink
+	    url="http://www.hardwarebook.net/cable/index.html">Hardware Book</ulink>.</para>
 
 	  <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
 	    <tgroup cols="5">
@@ -192,8 +193,8 @@
 		  <entry>DCD</entry>
 		  <entry>8</entry>
 		  <entry></entry>
-		  <entry>6</entry>
-		  <entry>DSR</entry>
+		  <entry>8</entry>
+		  <entry>DCD</entry>
 		</row>
 		
 		<row>
--- chapter.sgml.diff ends here ---
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