Subject: Re: DECstation 5000/200 serial console
To: None <mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/22/1999 00:33:20
mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:
> If I remove the video card and keyboard from my DECstation 5000/200 and
> connect a terminal to the connector marked "2" on the back, should the
> console automatically switch to this serial port? I'm not booted yet,
> just trying to get the prom prompt. I'm not getting anything and before I
> waste too much time troubleshooting cables I wanted to make sure it
> should work..
I think it's the connector marked "3" - off the top of my head it's the
one closet to the reset button. I'll double check when I get to work
tomorrow.
Simon.