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 18:47:47 -0700

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:16:12 -0700, Sheldon T. Hall
<obviously.fake@example.com> wrote:

>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.

... unless the previous owner did something daft like set the serial
port to something other than 9600,8,n,1, of course. If he did, you'll
have to guess the new speed, though the 8,n,1 part is unlikely to
change.

-Shel

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