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Re: debian/sparc serial console



On Wed, 2003-10-01 09:37:01 +0100, Martin <inkubus@interalpha.co.uk>
wrote in message <[🔎] 1064997429.540.3.camel@raphael>:
> > I've transitioned my Ultra 10 from my primary Desktop machine to  
> > network server (having acquired a powerbook for my primary needs  -  
> > still trying to get Evolution compiled on that.)  I would like to  
> > access this Ultra 10 only through a serial cable & ethernet, without  
> > monitor or keyboard.  I should be able to do this through some settings  
> > in Open Firmware right?
> OpenBoot should do it automatically - hook up the serial cable and
> unplug the monitor and keyboard.  You can set it to always use serial
> but I would have thought leaving it on auto switching was best.

Um, with my SS10, ROM 2.25, this doesn't happen. I have to explicitely
set serial I/O if I want that. Simply unplugging keyboard (which works
nicely on another SS10 with an older ROM version) doesn't help here...

MfG, JBG

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