Re: /usr/bin/tip + serial console?

[Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 5:35 AM,  <raymond.meyer%rambler.ru@localhost> wrote:
> Hi, I need some help setting up serial console. I've got two machines running 
> NetBSD-5 beta, i386 and sparc64.
>
> I want to connect from i386 to sparc64 via serial cable. I have a working 
> serial cable, but I'm not sure what to put in /etc/remote, I've tried the 
> following with tty00 and tty01:
>
> hardwire:dv=/dev/tty01:br#9600:pa=none:dc:
>
> but when I run 'tip hardwire' and then send break command, nothing happens.
> Any ideas?

What sparc64 box? Their serial ports can have different pinouts if I
remember correct. On some of them there's a jumper on the motherboard
to set it back to the pinout of a regular serial port.

Andy