[SunRescue] Help with ancient SunOS
Scott Newell
rescue at sunhelp.org
Wed Nov 29 22:50:58 CST 2000
>1) I access the console through ttya - I have no Sun monitors or
> keyboards. Obvously, this thing will drop to the PROM the instant I
> unhook the serial cable. Are there any fixes for SunOS 4.1.4 that will
Why is this? I'm pretty sure I've pulled serial cables on a live Sparc-2
or IPX without generating a break signal and ending up in openboot. Seems
like a floating rs-232 line should sit in the idle, non-break, state, correct?
I do remember seeing a jumper setting for selecting between rs-232 and
rs-423 on the system board, but I'd be surprised if it made any difference
with most hardware.
newell
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