> > The A8n-SLI deluxe seems to have a 9-pin > > serial port header, on the mainboard. > > (see page 2-24 in the A8N-SLI deluxe manual) > > > > You need a special cable to get the standard > > DB9 connector from the onboard serial port > > connector. > > You're completely right, I forgot about that. I've > dug around and found the connector, so I now have a > serial port :-) > > Now my problem is how do I actually use it to log > into a console on opensolaris? I've got a windows xp > box sitting beside it that has a serial port and I've > got a cable connecting them both, so what's the next > step?
I think windows xp should have a terminal program named "HyperTerminal" (Under Programs | Accessories | Communications ?) Set it to 9600 baud, 8 bit, no parity (9600,8n1). Boot the Solaris box, and edit the grub menu entry; add "-B console=ttya" at the end of the kernel$ line. When you boot the modified entry, the kernel loads and should use the console on ttya (com0). X should start on the vga adapter, and a console login should appear on the serial port. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
