From: Alistair Lambie <alambie@rock.csd.sgi.com>
To: Mike Shaver <shaver@netscape.com>
Cc: linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com
Subject: Re: serial console cable specs
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:43:05 +1300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <36C332C9.DB6BCD82@csd.sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 36C31EC1.61242174@netscape.com
Mike Shaver wrote:
>
> I have it set to 9600 N81, and I set console to d2, and I can see the
> system menu when the machine boots. But I can't type anything at it.
> This is making it quite difficult to do anything with my machine, so I'm
> going to go get another cable.
>
I have found some terminals (assuming that is what you are using) that
require either DSR or CTS before they will transmit anything even with
flow control off.
Cheers, Alistair
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prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-02-11 19:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-02-11 18:17 serial console cable specs Mike Shaver
1999-02-11 18:51 ` Matthias Kleinschmidt
1999-02-11 18:54 ` Bob Mende Pie
1999-02-11 18:59 ` Alex deVries
1999-02-11 19:04 ` Richard Hartensveld
1999-02-11 22:35 ` Mike Shaver
1999-02-11 19:43 ` Alistair Lambie [this message]
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