Dropped character question

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Chip Atkinson <chip@pupman.com> wrote:
> I tested this by editing a junk file and pasting from an xterm into this
> window.  The echoed text is all garbled, but when I refresh the screen, all
> the text got into the file properly.  

If this is a Linux box, what does ``dmesg'' say ?  (run that command).
Does it talk about ttySx: input overruns ?

This can happen on a non-16550A system. There are work-arounds, which
depend on your e.g. IDE controller to behave correctly (man hdparm).

> I set Transmit Data flow control to Hardware flow control (CTS) and recieve
> data software flow control to off.

flow control should always be RTS/CTS. If you don't have receive flow
control (ie RTS), then you risks input overruns much more, even with
a 16550A.