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Re: serial console problem



I have the same problem when I boot my "serial console". I just have to
remember to umplug the cable until after I start minicom.

BTW, 'minicom -o' will skip the modem init for you, if you someday switch
to Linux on your x86 box.

On Sun, 18 Jun 2000, Ben Collins wrote:

> 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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