Subject: Re: i386 Terminal doing Serial Console
To: Daniel Bolgheroni <dbolgheroni@uol.com.br>
From: Tobias Seiler <tobi@themaster.de>
List: port-macppc
Date: 10/09/2003 23:54:28
Hi Daniel,

I use a combination of a Mac modem cable and a DB9 nullmodem cable. 
Works flawlessly for me.

regs
Tobias

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 17:20:12 +0000, Daniel Bolgheroni wrote:
> I need to do a serial console to some macppc machines to install 
> NetBSD. But I 
> can't find the cable needed to do such a thing, a mini-DIN 8 male on both 
> sides.
> 
> Is it possible to do a serial console using a i386 machine as a 
> terminal, to 
> connect to a macppc (or even mac68k) machine using a program such as 
> minicom?
> 
> I'm asking because I found a DB9 female/mini-DIN 8 male cable. Is it 
> possible 
> to do this with this cable?
> 
> Thank's in advance.
> 
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