Sorry to cc: to both lists :-/ Hopefully this may be informative to others who want to try using serial consoles + Alphas as well...
--- Jean-Paul Blaquiere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 30, Robert Parnell scratched in indelible > ink : > > > I have a couple DEC MMJ -> DB9F adapters which can > be > > custom configured. > > > I am presuming that this is for the vt420 end? > I am currently using a vt320 on my As255 and it has > a db25 on it. I haven't > seen a 420 yet so don't konw what connectors it has > ... Mine has two MMJs... The adapters are little boxes that have a MMJ(F) on one end and a DB9(F) on the other. Inside, there are six colored, socketed leads that may be inserted into the DB9 connector in any configuration. Since I've seen several conflicting pinouts for MMJ/DB9, this is the reason I want to get the pinouts correct the first time; these adapters look near impossible to rework, and I've only got two of them :-/ > > 3. What /etc/inittab entry must I use to get a > login > > prompt? > > > standard entry. it's commented out in /etc/inittab > :) > just after > # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a > terminal) > T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 > > remove the # from the front of the line, and then > kill -HUP 1 will restart > init. hist enter a couple of times on your vt > teminal and a login should > appear. Okay, once I get the right pinouts, I'll modify the inittab. I think this will be fun, somewhat nostalgic of my earlier VT/VAX existence though much better with Debian ;-) Thanks to everyone who has helped :) Rob Parnell > > /Jp... > -- > Jean-Paul Blaqui�re || Avatar of > Computational > [EMAIL PROTECTED] || Thaumaturgy > Words are fingers that point at the moon. Once > you see the moon, you no > longer need the fingers. -- someone, > somewhere > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? >From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer. http://experts.yahoo.com/
