[suse-sparc] [OT] Serial connection to a SPARCStation 5

From: Alan Bryant (abryant@si3.net)
Date: Thu Jul 05 2001 - 22:02:25 PDT

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    From: Alan Bryant <abryant@si3.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 00:02:25 -0500
Message-Id: <01070600022500.09580@starwars>
Subject: [suse-sparc] [OT] Serial connection to a SPARCStation 5

    Hey all, I have a SPARCStation 5 here at my house that I'm trying to connecto
    via serial a. I do have null-modem cable with a gender-changer on one end
    connecting the two. I've tried connecting to it both with HyperTerm from
    Win98 and Win2K, and with minicom under Linux. I have tried both serial ports
    on my box, but nothing comes up on the terminal screen. I've been guaranteed
    that the SS 5 works, but it has no OS, HD, or FD in the machine. It does
    power on, and it has 64 MB RAM. I don't have a Sun monitor, keyboard or
    mouse, nor a Sun to VGA adapter for a monitor. I'm wanting to install either
    Debian, Redhat, or NetBSD via network install, but I can't connect to it with
    a terminal. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Oh, I also have a SS 2
    that I can't connect to either. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, but I
    don't know what! Could it be the gender-changer? Also, my setting for the
    terminal are to emulate a VT-100 terminal, and the settings for the serial
    port are 9600 8N1.

    Thanks,
    Alan Bryant 

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