Ok, the ones on the SS5 are the XXL version which look like parallel ports =
on PCs. Which confirms that I have no serial-to-usb cable unfortunately.


-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
To: MATTHIS ROUCH <120580@soas.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 15:23:17 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: install netbsd on sparcstation 5 with limited resources

On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 02:18:36PM +0000, MATTHIS ROUCH wrote:
> Thanks for you quick reply. The problem is that I have no other machine
> with a serial port (just to make sure, its the very long/many pins one
> right?), nor serial-to-usb cables, so I thought there might be another
> way...?

Oops - too bad, that would be the easiest way.

Serial connectors on sparcs come in three flavours - mini DIN (8 pin?)=20
connectors (round, pretty small), 9 pin sub D and 25 pin sub D connectors,
the latter look like parallel ports on PCs. I am not sure what kind the
SS5 had. For details of serial ports look at www.nullmodem.com.

Martin