> Works fine between a 6400 and a beige G3 here, both running Debian -- i > use minicom to access the serial port.
Q: How many support techs does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Well, it works fine on this end... LOL :-) Seriously, > Of's default settings are 38400 bauds / 8 bit data / no stop bit / 1 > parity, and xon/xoff, if I remember. Apart from the kernel > command-line, you'll also need to edit your/etc/inittab to put a getty > on the serial line. Can you send the list some kind of quick, "here's exactly what all of my settings are"? That way when I search for this again, someone will have something useful for me to find! I've searched and searched and searched, and here I am, asking questions. > > By the way, the Mac's Open Firmware serial console is on the > > "modem" port, not the "printer" port of the mac. > So the internal modem has to come out? > This is configurable, just set OF's 'output-device' and 'input-device' > accordingly. > Or is this something I can go into OF and change? The problem is that the output-device in OF won't be /dev/ttyS1 or whatever. Russell > Simon > > -- > Simon Vallet > Due to massive spam, the address shown in the From: header above only > accepts mail from Debian hosts. If you wish to mail me privately, just > remove the 'debian-ppc_' tag from the local part. >
