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Re: serial console problem



On Sat, Jun 17, 2000 at 08:59:39PM -0700, Moe wrote:
> Hello all
> 
>    I have a debian 2.2 installed on a sparc 1+.  I
> connect via the serial port from my windows machine. 
> When I shutdown my windows box, then restart it I go
> to the windows serial console and I see the '>'
> meaning that the sparc has crashed or windows
> console(hyperterm) sends a break signal to my sparc.

When the PC boots (powercycle) it inits the serial port, and sends a
break, IIRC. Expect it. You can disable this on the sparc with:

echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/stop-a

But that means you have to revert that with a "1" when you want it to work
:)

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