Have you got it figured out? I have a mmj -> rg45 cable that someone made. It plugs into a rg45 db25. I could look to see how it is wired if you think that would help. I also have some DEC manuals that have various pinouts. Let me know if you need any pages scanned. Messing with serial cables is an O(n^2) problem. Luckily n is small.
Robert Parnell writes: > Sorry to cc: to both lists :-/ > > Hopefully this may be informative to others who want > to try using serial consoles + Alphas as well... > > --- Jean-Paul Blaquiere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Oct 30, Robert Parnell scratched in indelible > > ink : > > > > > I have a couple DEC MMJ -> DB9F adapters which can > > be > > > custom configured. > > > > > I am presuming that this is for the vt420 end? > > I am currently using a vt320 on my As255 and it has > > a db25 on it. I haven't > > seen a 420 yet so don't konw what connectors it has > > ... > > Mine has two MMJs... > > The adapters are little boxes that have a MMJ(F) on > one end and a DB9(F) on the other. Inside, there are > six colored, socketed leads that may be inserted into > the DB9 connector in any configuration. > > Since I've seen several conflicting pinouts for > MMJ/DB9, this is the reason I want to get the pinouts > correct the first time; these adapters look near > impossible to rework, and I've only got two of them > :-/ > > > > 3. What /etc/inittab entry must I use to get a > > login > > > prompt? > > > > > standard entry. it's commented out in /etc/inittab > > :) > > just after > > # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a > > terminal) > > T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 > > > > remove the # from the front of the line, and then > > kill -HUP 1 will restart > > init. hist enter a couple of times on your vt > > teminal and a login should > > appear. > > Okay, once I get the right pinouts, I'll modify the > inittab. I think this will be fun, somewhat nostalgic > of my earlier VT/VAX existence though much better with > Debian ;-) > > Thanks to everyone who has helped :) > > Rob Parnell > > > > > /Jp... > > -- > > Jean-Paul Blaqui�re || Avatar of > > Computational > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] || Thaumaturgy > > Words are fingers that point at the moon. Once > > you see the moon, you no > > longer need the fingers. -- someone, > > somewhere > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > >From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer. > http://experts.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Thanks, George [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.uaa.alaska.edu/~dowdingg
