On Thursday 06 March 2008, beeej wrote: > Hi, I am attempting to gain console access to my Ultra5/ttyb from > Ubunutu/Minicom. > I have connected from my Desktop USB --> USB converter --> Serial > Cable --> Null Modem --> Ultra5/ttyb. >
Do you have a real serial port on that machine? Get USB out of the equation. I have a serial cable+null modem connected to ttya on a Sunfire280r, blade100 and an ultra enterprise2 and ctrl+a+f always works. IvanK. > With bps settings of 9600 8N1, I can successfully see the Solaris > Output from Minicom. > However, I cannot send a BREAK signal to the Ultra5 to reach the OK > prompt. > I have tried Ctrl-A F as Minicom sugegsts, but this does not work. > I notice there are a number of people who have had this problem but I > cannot find a solution! > > Secondly, Im not sure if my input-device is setup correctly. At every > key stroke I hit during the bootup of Solaris, the console responds > with what looks like a carriage return. I do not see any letters I > type on the console. > Even once Solaris is booted up at the Login prompt, When I attempt to > enter a username, the console returns what looks like a carriage > return at every key I hit. > Both input/output-device at the OpenBoot is set to ttyb and all other > settings are as Default. > > Any Help Much Appreciated!! > > Beej. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
