So let me see if I understand you: I need to hook up a box (say my
Win2k wrkstn) by null modem cable to the riscserver, and hypertrm into the
risc box then..? Am I basically trying to backdoor around the prom? OR is
it simply that the COMCONS ecoff needs to sense something attached to the
serial port? Then fire the ecoff from the prompt on the riscbox. I hope 
I'm not being too dense. 

On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Warner Losh wrote:

> In message <Pine.GSO.4.05.10007281204370.3258-100000@parka.winternet.com> Kurt Bloom writes:
> : I tried both the COMCONS and PCCONS version of the ecoff.
> 
> OK.  You'll get no output from COMCONS unless you connect the serial
> port to something...
> 
> : I don't know how to connect a terminal emulation program to a serial
> : port...the only terminal emulation I'm familiar with is telnet,
> : hyperterminal etc. Like
> : telneting from a windows machine to a unix box. Could you point me to any
> : good resources on the web? I guess I don't want to ask you how to do this
> : unless it's easier to explain than it sounds.
> 
> Hmmm.  Don't know if I know good resources on the web for this.  I
> learned all of this in the early 1980's...
> 
> You will need a null modem cabnle (DB-9 to DB9, both ends female).
> I'm assumnig the serial ports on the machine are db-9.  Adjust for db9
> vs db-25 accordingly.
> 
> You connect the null modem cable.  You then use a terminal emulation
> program that can connect to the serial port.  I know that hyper term
> can be configured to do that, but I don't have step by step
> instructions (I usually wing it and then forget when I have to use
> it).  Be sure that the communications settings are set to 8bits, 9600
> baud, no parity (the so called 9600, 8, N setting).
> 
> : Also do you know if Bob Meader is right about this NEC RISCserver 2200 not
> : being able to run NetBSD? Am I going to have to basically develop this
> : from scratch? If so maybe I need to find some resources about
> : compiling/customizing kerenels etc for newbies. I'm interested in getting
> : this thing going, but am wondering if I'm in over my head and need to stop
> : and read a book or something. Any advice is greatly appreciated. 
> 
> I don't know if Bob is right.  I do know that some people have
> reported that some flavors of the NEC Riscstation/Riscserver worked on
> OpenBSD/arc.  Checking the web pages shows that this is serial console
> only.
> 
> Bob did used to be correct.  For a long time the OpenBSD/arc port
> didn't support any of the NEC risc* machines.
> 
> As for kernel hacking, I don't know a good resource either.  :-(
> 
> Warner
>