From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from tomts7-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts7.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.40]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDFDD482A for ; Tue, 29 May 2001 23:29:10 -0600 (MDT) Received: from unios.dhs.org ([209.226.99.73]) by tomts7-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with ESMTP id <20010530052850.YUGS16174.tomts7-srv.bellnexxia.net@unios.dhs.org> for ; Wed, 30 May 2001 01:28:50 -0400 Sender: beholder@dsl2.external.hp.com Message-ID: <3B148463.3DB0D62@unios.dhs.org> Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 01:25:56 -0400 From: Pat Wendorf MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [parisc-linux] Serial Console Issues List-ID: I'm new and mostly clueless to PA-RISC, but I recently given a 735/125 and I'm having a heck of a time trying to get the serial console to work. I tried connecting a 9 pin crossover cable (works fine with a Sparc 1+ serial console) to COM A at the back of the machine. I set the term software to 9600-N81 (leaving the frame buffer in). The term proggie is pretty much silent except for a funny "u" character that shows up almost instantly after I power the machine. I searched the mailing list and found that some people needed to remove the fb from the machine, this also produces the same result. I pulled the watch battery out from the main "blade" at the back for a good 15 minutes to see if there was some sort of cmos issue, again no luck. If it helps, the status lights are solid and show 1, 6 and 7 on (all the rest, minus the "on" light are off). The two SCSI connectors on the main "blade" have terminators plugged into them, but the result seemed the same with them unplugged, and the machine seems to have two extra connectors in what looks like another card on the left hand side (so much SCSI, so little devices ;), which have nothing connected to them, so I must assume are internally terminated. As I said I'm quite unfamiliar with anything HP, so this is an experience :) -- Pat Wendorf