Re: Oldworld Serial Console
> Works fine between a 6400 and a beige G3 here, both running Debian -- i
> use minicom to access the serial port.
Q: How many support techs does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Well, it works fine on this end... LOL :-)
Seriously,
> Of's default settings are 38400 bauds / 8 bit data / no stop bit / 1
> parity, and xon/xoff, if I remember. Apart from the kernel
> command-line, you'll also need to edit your/etc/inittab to put a getty
> on the serial line.
Can you send the list some kind of quick, "here's exactly what all of my
settings are"? That way when I search for this again, someone will have
something useful for me to find! I've searched and searched and
searched, and here I am, asking questions.
> > By the way, the Mac's Open Firmware serial console is on the
> > "modem" port, not the "printer" port of the mac.
>
So the internal modem has to come out?
> This is configurable, just set OF's 'output-device' and 'input-device'
> accordingly.
>
Or is this something I can go into OF and change? The problem is that
the output-device in OF won't be /dev/ttyS1 or whatever.
Russell
> Simon
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