I must admit, I've never used a Sun before. But, I recently acquired an Ultra 10. Now I'm trying to access it via a serial console program from an x86, using a null modem cable, so I can start installing Debian on it. The Sun appears to have 2 serial ports; one a 25 pin marked A and the other a 19 pin marked B. I'm hooking the null modem cable to the one marked A. Then I'm using minicom to try and watch any output. So far, I've not had any success. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what I'm missing. I'm using minicom from a box running Sarge. Minicom is still setup for talking to a regular dialup modem, except that I deleted all initialization strings. I have not messed with any DTR or CTS settings. I have tried starting minicom both before and after powering up the box; neither seems to make a difference. Should I change any of these settings or do something different? Also, it has a Creator 3d video card in it, of some sort. Someone on Debian-user mentioned that I might need to pull this before it will output anything to the serial console? Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated. TIA, Jacob -- GnuPG Key: 1024D/16377135 Random .signature #30: Free Software: the Software by the People, of the People and for the People. http://www.linux.org
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