From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by neteng.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id LAA56134 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:01:30 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: (from majordomo-owner@localhost) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id LAA71762 for linux-list; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:00:54 -0800 (PST) mail_from (owner-linux@relay.engr.sgi.com) Received: from sgi.com (sgi.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.37]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id LAA85298 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:00:45 -0800 (PST) mail_from (richard@infopact.nl) Received: from perron-null.patser.net (9dyn136.breda.casema.net [195.96.116.136]) by sgi.com (980327.SGI.8.8.8-aspam/980304.SGI-aspam: SGI does not authorize the use of its proprietary systems or networks for unsolicited or bulk email from the Internet.) via ESMTP id LAA03205 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:00:43 -0800 (PST) mail_from (richard@infopact.nl) Received: from infopact.nl (indigo2.patser.net [192.168.6.40]) by perron-null.patser.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id TAA12567; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 19:49:20 +0100 Message-ID: <36C329D6.7181C7E6@infopact.nl> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:04:54 -0800 From: Richard Hartensveld X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05C-SGI [en] (X11; I; IRIX 6.5 IP22) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Shaver CC: linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Subject: Re: serial console cable specs References: <36C31EC1.61242174@netscape.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Mike Shaver wrote: > I have a DIN<->DB9 adaptor and a DB9 cable, but Something Isn't Right. > > What does this cable need to be? Do I need a NULL-modem thing? How can > I be 100% sure that a cable I purchase will let my Indy experience the > joys or serial consoling? > man serial under irix will give you the pinouts. > And, in the meantime, how can I force my Indy back to console=g? also under irix, you can use the program nvram and do: nvram console g or set the environment from within the bootprom. Richard