Re: Update: serial console on Sparc IPX
On Sat, 13 Nov 1999 ferret@phonewave.net wrote:
>
> It turns out that the 'mac printer' cable does the crossover already. I
> connected a second null-modem adapter inline with my cable and did get
> serial output from the IPX.
>
> I'm posting the entire output below. Unfortunately at this point it
> doesn't seem to respond to input from the serial port (I'm running minicom
> on the Lintel end of things)
Found that turning off hardware flow control fixed this particular
problem.
>
> What keycode do I need to send to the IPX to get the openprom to break for
> me, being L1-S obviously can't be sent over?
Well, I had thought it was <break>, but that was crashing minicom. Turning
off hardware flow control fixed this too.
Silly ferret.
>
> Am I reading the selftest messages correctly and thinking it wants parity
> memory and it's erroring because it has non-parity?
-- Ferret no baka
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