It was the crossover cable - switching to a straight one lets me connect just fine.
Joh Jed Clear wrote: > Assuming you dropped a zero and tried 19,200 and above, I would at least > try 9,600. If that fails, it's probably best to try all the lower speeds > as well. And try eliminating the crossover. > > You could also try removing the SSD to see if you get the BIOS to come up. > > -Jed > >> On Jan 17, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Johannes Graumann <johannes_graum...@web.de> >> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to start playing with a net6501 whcih I stuck a 120GB SSD >> into. >> >> I connect the box via a crossover serial cable to a iogear Usb to serial >> RS-323 adapter, moprobe pl2303 on my linux box and when plugging the >> adapter >> in, can see /dev/ttyUSB0 comming up via udevadm monitor. Using cutecom, >> bautrate 1920 and above device, I seem to be able to connect, but no >> matter what I do (power off/on, reset, etc.) - there's no communication >> showing up in the cutecom windows ... can anybody spot what I'm doing >> wrong her? >> >> Sincerely, Joh >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech