Re: I2 with Solid Impact -- "main screen no turn on"

From: Sheldon T. Hall (obviously.fake_at_example.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:16:12 -0700

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:40:02 +0200, "UNIX admin"
<tripivceta@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I have this I2 that I've been trying to get to work. The console has been
>configured (by the previous owner) to tty1. I have not been given the serial
>cable.

A Mac modem cable works fine. You may need a null modem, and maybe a
25-to-9 adapter of the correct sexual orientations, but the Mac modem
cable does the important Mini-DUN-9-to-DB-9 conversion.

Whatever you use as a serial console should be set up to 9600 BPS, 8
Data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit ("9600,8,n,1"), and with NO
handshaking.

Once you connect that way, you can log in and set anything you need to
set.

-Shel