> On Feb 26, 2018, at 2:56 PM, Kurt Hamm <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Yeah, the fact that the issue is intermittent (mostly not booting) is weird.
>
> Just to be clear, You mentioned a 25 pin connector. My understanding is
> that the console port is the printer port which is a 9 pin connector.
Sorry, you're right, my bad memory. The DB25 is at the other end of the
standard DEC cables, of course.
The relevant documentation is table 5-26, page 181 (5-131) of the PRO technical
manual, volume 1. "Terminal L" (pin 9) is the signal that says "this is a
console terminal" -- jumper that to signal ground (pin 7). That is also stated
explicitly on page 177 (5-127), third paragraph.
paul