try google 'RISC linux boot disk serial console' or something.. You can't be the first one to try this...
-joel On Tue, 2006-10-31 at 17:48 -0800, Roger Rustad wrote: > The serial port is kind of weird. It's a parallel port type thing on the > back, and in it, there's this other plug thing that converts the plug > into three RS-232 serial ports. One says "console", and the other two > say "UPS" and "remote". > > What type of boot disk would support console? I'm assuming that console > would just mean some sort of rollover cable (similar to Cisco)? > > Joel Brauer wrote: > > If it has a serial port you could get yourself a boot disk that supports > > a serial console and then use a null modem to view the console... > > > > -joel > > > > On Tue, 2006-10-31 at 13:39 -0800, Roger E. Rustad, Jr. wrote: > >> Someone is giving me a RISC server, but before I can take it, I have > >> to securely wipe it. > >> > >> This HP box (http://tinyurl.com/y5a9y6) is currently running SCO unix. > >> I want to wipe it with Boot and Nuke, but I don't have a video output > >> or PS/2 slots. > >> > >> Any ideas on how I might do this? It's all taken apart, so it's not > >> like I can console into it very easily unless I figure out a way to > >> hook up a keyboard, video card, and monitor. > >> > >> Roger > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 909linux mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://909linux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/909linux > > _______________________________________________ > > 909linux mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://909linux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/909linux > > > _______________________________________________ > 909linux mailing list > [email protected] > http://909linux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/909linux
