Subject: Re: VS3100 Serial Console Problems
To: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
From: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
List: port-vax
Date: 09/22/2000 12:50:21
> > I'm trying to netboot 1.5_ALPHA2 on a VS3100/38, with a VT420 attached to
> > the serial port. Everything seems to go fine until at some point in the
> > boot, when the machine stops responding to keyboard input. Messages to the
> > console still display, I just can't type anything. Does anyone know what
> > might be going on? Thanks.
>
> I dunno exactly if it fixes everything, but, sometimes when I have those
> sorts of problems, I default setup all the VT terminals to VT100 rather
> than VT3xx or 4xx type terminals. The good ol' VT100 usually works fine,
> 9600 baud 8/n/1 no handshake.
Also, forgot to add, make it ID as a VT100, too....
Bob