Subject: Re: Console problem w/ 1.3.3
To: Jonathan Woytek <woytek@duq.edu>
From: Bill Studenmund <skippy@macro.Stanford.EDU>
List: port-pmax
Date: 02/05/1999 09:35:08
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Jonathan Woytek wrote:

> Are you running a serial console or a hardwired console?  I've been running
> a serial console on a 5000/240 for quite some time now under 1.2, and it
> exhibits a similar problem (though it is easily fixable in my case).  On my
> box, the console PROM starts out in 8-n-1 mode.  Once the OS boots, the
> console is in 7-e-1.  Not a big problem--I just get into the settings on my
> vt and change the comm mode.  I am almost positive that there is an easy
> fix for this, but I just don't have time to find and implement it (the box
> is in a remote location).  :)  Good luck..

Thanks! Unfortunatly I'm using the built-in console. :-(

Take care,

Bill