Are you sure that you are using the same port speed seeting in ZTerm as
you are in the /etc/ttys file?  Also, you should set Zterm to 8N1 and have
"Hardware Handshaking" on and "Xon/Xoff" off.  I used ZTerm and a printer
cable without any problems until I got PPP working.

Mark

On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Jonathan Lyons wrote:

> Ok...
> 
> I just used my instincts to attempt setting up a Serial Console...
> 
> I'm using a Printer cable.
> 
> In the Serial Port prefs I checked Serial Console, and the port the wire is
> connected to. Then I clicked ok.
> 
> On the other end, when I booted a whole buch of garble came...
> 
> Whats suppposed to happen? What am I doing wrong? BTW, I'm using ZTerm on
> the console.
> 
> 
> 

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