Thanks to all who replied.
The solution was:
run the cmd "eeprom". Below are the relevant entries from my Ultra1
which has a Sun monitor/kbd, not a terminal:
output-device=screen (make this ttya)
input-device=keyboard (make this ttya)
ttya-rts-dtr-off=false (make this true)
ttya-ignore-cd=false (make this true)
ttya-mode=9600,8,n,1,- (this is 9600bps, 8N1)
It sounds as if you have the right cable.
If you have answerbook loaded, this info can be found (tho you need
to dig to find it) in the OpenBoot Command Reference Manual, Setting
Configuration Variables. Or, do an answerbook (or http://docs.sun.com)
search on "serial console".
..Celeste Stokely, Unix System Administration Consultant
Stokely Consulting, 211 Thompson Square, Mountain View CA 94043
celeste@stokely.com - Voice: 650.967.6898 - FAX: 650.967.0160
http://www.stokely.com - Home of Unix Serial Port & Sysadm Resources
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With one catch the serial terminal cable should straight through and not
cross wired.
Regards
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Systems Administrator, Marinbridge Corporation
Email: Fayez.Aboulchaar@marinbridge.com
Phone: 613-236-4164 Ext:281
Fax : 613-236-2481
http://www.marinbridge.com
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