Re: STOP-A on serial line
Hartwig Atrops wrote: Hi. The BREAK key. That was my first idea. But I can't find a break key on the DEC keyboard. Or in some cases, turn the terminal off and then back on (my Netra X1 is sensitive to this -- I have to drop to the LOM before turning off the terminal or it senses it as a BREAK and halts the OS :) Does not help :-( Still tries to boot via network. Is this one of the cases where some obscure key-sequence like \r~^b is applicable? Can't find where I've noted this down. -- Mark Morgan Lloyd markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk [Opinions above are the author's, not those of his employers or colleagues] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
On Monday 10 October 2005 00:15, F. Kappen wrote: Hartwig Atrops wrote: Hi all. I want to do some tests with Debian Sarge on an Ultra2 and try to make a barbone work again. Added CPU and memory - since this machine has no graphics, I attached a terminal (DEC VT 420) to serial A. How can I send STOP-A from my serial terminal? The machine tries to boot from network. That's not what I want. Hartwig, try HELP on the SILO-prompt. This should bring you to the ok-prompt of the machine. I think halt is what you mean, not help. Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCS--- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
Hi. On Sunday 09 October 2005 20:59, Patrick Finnegan wrote: Hartwig Atrops declared on Sunday 09 October 2005 12:18 pm: Hi. The BREAK key. That was my first idea. But I can't find a break key on the DEC keyboard. IIRC, F5 should be mapped to it, assuming a VT220 or newer. If that doesn't work, look at the keyboard setup menu (F3 does setup) and make sure that a key is assigned to be BREAK. F5 is the solution. Thanks for all the replies, Hartwig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kernel 2.6 on Ultra2 (was: STOP-A on serial line)
Hi all. STOP-A problem solved, I just install Debian Sarge via serial terminal. The base system works, reboot was ok, now the additional tasks are being installed. Back at 9600 Baud - that's how I started years ago :-) System: Ultra2, single 168 MHz CPU, 256 MB Ram, no graphics/keyboard. Network is ok, so I will be able to ssh. Additional HVD-SCSI-Controller. I want to use the system as a file server. I want to attach my storage array (HVD), this means I need RAID and LVM support. I want to do this with a custom kernel configured by me (no modules - I know which hardware to support). Up to now I stick to the 2.4 kernel on my various machines, I would like to give 2.6 a chance. What to use? Vanilla kernel from kernel.org? That's what I did with 2.4. Debian source package? No experience yet, which packages do I need? I would prefere to start with the vanilla kernel. As fare as I know Sarge comes with gcc etc. sufficient for kernel 2.6? Regards, Hartwig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
STOP-A on serial line
Hi all. I want to do some tests with Debian Sarge on an Ultra2 and try to make a barbone work again. Added CPU and memory - since this machine has no graphics, I attached a terminal (DEC VT 420) to serial A. How can I send STOP-A from my serial terminal? The machine tries to boot from network. That's not what I want. Thanks, Hartwig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
On 10/9/05, Hartwig Atrops [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I send STOP-A from my serial terminal? The machine tries to boot from network. That's not what I want. The BREAK key. Or in some cases, turn the terminal off and then back on (my Netra X1 is sensitive to this -- I have to drop to the LOM before turning off the terminal or it senses it as a BREAK and halts the OS :) -- Shawn Boyette [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
Hartwig Atrops a écrit : Hi all. I want to do some tests with Debian Sarge on an Ultra2 and try to make a barbone work again. Added CPU and memory - since this machine has no graphics, I attached a terminal (DEC VT 420) to serial A. How can I send STOP-A from my serial terminal? The machine tries to boot from network. That's not what I want. Thanks, Hartwig Yes, Send a break on the line you get you the same effect. Break is obtained using the Ctrl-A F combo using minicom. Seb. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
Hi. The BREAK key. That was my first idea. But I can't find a break key on the DEC keyboard. Or in some cases, turn the terminal off and then back on (my Netra X1 is sensitive to this -- I have to drop to the LOM before turning off the terminal or it senses it as a BREAK and halts the OS :) Does not help :-( Still tries to boot via network. I think there is an SBUS graphics card in my spare parts box. I'd like to avoid using that, but ... Thanks, Hartwig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
On Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 06:58:02PM +0200, Hartwig Atrops wrote: Hi all. I want to do some tests with Debian Sarge on an Ultra2 and try to make a barbone work again. Added CPU and memory - since this machine has no graphics, I attached a terminal (DEC VT 420) to serial A. How can I send STOP-A from my serial terminal? The machine tries to boot from network. That's not what I want. You need to send a break. Most serial terminal programs (or real serial terminals) will have a way to send a break. Jim -- Jim Mintha Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Administrator Work: +31 20 525-4919 Informatiseringscentrum Home: +31 20 662-3892 University of Amsterdam Debian GNU/Linux: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _There are always Possibilities_ http://www.mintha.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
On Sun, Oct 09, 2005 at 07:18:59PM +0200, Hartwig Atrops wrote: The BREAK key. That was my first idea. But I can't find a break key on the DEC keyboard. Or in some cases, turn the terminal off and then back on (my Netra X1 is sensitive to this -- I have to drop to the LOM Does not help :-( Still tries to boot via network. If you're good with wires, you can try this: briefly ground the TX signal. A break in rs232 is sent by holding the signal low from start bit through when the high stop bit would be expected. You have to ground the signal going into the inverter chip and not the signal on the wire, which is at 12V and inverted. The inverter chip is usually a small Maxim brand part. Google for its pinout and use a volt meter to trace the wiring. -- Nicolas Dade -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
Hartwig Atrops declared on Sunday 09 October 2005 12:18 pm: Hi. The BREAK key. That was my first idea. But I can't find a break key on the DEC keyboard. IIRC, F5 should be mapped to it, assuming a VT220 or newer. If that doesn't work, look at the keyboard setup menu (F3 does setup) and make sure that a key is assigned to be BREAK. Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCAC --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: STOP-A on serial line
Hartwig Atrops wrote: Hi all. I want to do some tests with Debian Sarge on an Ultra2 and try to make a barbone work again. Added CPU and memory - since this machine has no graphics, I attached a terminal (DEC VT 420) to serial A. How can I send STOP-A from my serial terminal? The machine tries to boot from network. That's not what I want. Thanks, Hartwig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hartwig, try HELP on the SILO-prompt. This should bring you to the ok-prompt of the machine. HTH Friedhelm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
