you need to toggle a small switch that is beside the printer (console)
plug.  It may be accessable through the back or you may need to open the
unit (thanks DEC, you posers) to toggle it.

you also need to ensure at least the center four wires are wired, and
you may need to cross the data pins (null modem config)

Its also NO FLOW CONTROL (or maybe xon/xoff, the vt320's keep up with
9600 fine so I never worry about it)

JS


John Varnell wrote:
> 
> I am tring to setup my vaxstation 310 for the first time.  I setup the my
> IBM laptop running linux 2.0.30 to net boot it and that seem to work.  But
> I get down to the spot in the instruction I have "7.3 Boot Hangs - kernel
> stops, but I can ping client"  The output on the graphics term.  show just
> what is there.   So I read the answer on what to do and I hooked up a vt320
> to the serial port (8 none 1 9600) and still nothing. What am I missing?
> 
> John