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

[matthew sporleder <msporleder%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:32 AM,  <raymond.meyer%rambler.ru@localhost> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:51:03 +0000 (UTC)
> uwe%stderr.spb.ru@localhost (Valeriy E. Ushakov) wrote:
>
>> raymond.meyer%rambler.ru@localhost wrote:
>>
>> > 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?
>>
>> Use /dev/dty* ('d' for "dialout"), not /dev/tty*.  See tty(4).
>>
>> You can do a quick test with
>>
>>     cu -l /dev/dty01 -s 9600
>>
>> which doesn't require adding anything to /etc/remote
>
> Still no luck, I've tried
>
> cu -l /dev/dty00 -s 9600 and cu -l /dev/dty01 -s 9600
>
> When it says connected, I type ~# but nothing happens.
>
> The i386 machine has two DB9 ports, labled 1 and 2
>
> The sparc64 machine is Ultra 10 with DB25 port labled A, and DB9 port labled B
>
> The serial cable I used has on one end DB9 connector and on the other end 
> DB25 connector + null modem adapter.
>
> I plug DB9 connector into DB9 port labled 1 on i386, and DB25 connector (with 
> null modem adapter) into DB25 port on sparc64. I'm trying to connect from 
> i386 to sparc64 via serial console.
>
> I remember this used to work before. Is there anything else that I need to 
> set up for serial console between two machines?
>

I thought the console was on A and/or B, not 1 and/or 2.