On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 02:17:34PM -0700, bum beep wrote: > > 2)Right below the IMPACT graphics card is a 9-pin > female serial port. Can I use this port to connect to > my PC(acting as the serial console) or do I have to > use the non-standard SGI serial port?
The 9-pin port on the IMPACT graphics is not a serial port, but rather a genlock port for stereovision shutter glasses. You have to use the DIN-8 serial ports on the Indigo2. This cabling scheme might help: http://www.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de/homes/ths/linux-mips/doc/i2-pinout Regards, Florian
