serial console cable specs
I have a DIN<->DB9 adaptor and a DB9 cable, but Something Isn't Right.
I have it set to 9600 N81, and I set console to d2, and I can see the system menu when the machine boots. But I can't type anything at it. This is making it quite difficult to do anything with my machine, so I'm going to go get another cable.
What does this cable need to be? Do I need a NULL-modem thing? How can I be 100% sure that a cable I purchase will let my Indy experience the joys or serial consoling?
And, in the meantime, how can I force my Indy back to console=g?
Mike
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Hi,
Quoted 3 lines · Mike Shaver
What does this cable need to be? Do I need a NULL-modem thing? How can I be 100% sure that a cable I purchase will let my Indy experience the joys or serial consoling?
take a lool at :
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/dynaweb_bin/hdwr/bin/nph-dynaweb.cgi/
dynaweb/SGI_EndUser/Indy_OwnerGd/@Generic__BookTextView/9520
Matthias
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Matthias Kleinschmidt Cedar Dell 568B, Box 5398 UMass Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Rd. North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Tel.: +1 508 910 6851 email: [email protected]
The irix man page serial(7) has pinouts for all of the SGI serial ports. You can view this man page at:
http://reality.sgi.com/cgi-bin/uman?p=serial&s=7 /Bob... mailto:[email protected] http://reality.sgi.com/mende KF6EID
Quoted 3 lines · Mike Shaver
And, in the meantime, how can I force my Indy back to console=g?
Can't you just telnet in?
<Alex runs away quickly>
- Alex
Quoted 9 lines · Mike Shaver
I have a DIN<->DB9 adaptor and a DB9 cable, but Something Isn't Right.
What does this cable need to be? Do I need a NULL-modem thing? How can I be 100% sure that a cable I purchase will let my Indy experience the joys or serial consoling?
man serial under irix will give you the pinouts.
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And, in the meantime, how can I force my Indy back to console=g?
also under irix, you can use the program nvram and do:
nvram console g
or set the environment from within the bootprom.
Richard
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And, in the meantime, how can I force my Indy back to console=g?
also under irix, you can use the program nvram and do:
nvram console g
or set the environment from within the bootprom.
No, you see, my problem is that I can't type at the boot prom (busted cable) or boot the system (autoboot is off, which is usually a feature).
Mike
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Quoted 6 lines · Mike Shaver
I have it set to 9600 N81, and I set console to d2, and I can see the system menu when the machine boots. But I can't type anything at it. This is making it quite difficult to do anything with my machine, so I'm going to go get another cable.
I have found some terminals (assuming that is what you are using) that require either DSR or CTS before they will transmit anything even with flow control off.
Cheers, Alistair
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Alistair Lambie [email protected] SGI Global Product Support SGI Voicemail/VNET: 234-1455 Level 5, Cigna House, M/S: INZ-3780 PO Box 24 093, Ph: +64-4-494 6325 40 Mercer St, Wellington, Fax: +64-4-494 6321 New Zealand Mobile: +64-21-635 262