Subject: Re: Q: fake Terminal with MMJ plug alone?
To: Wolfgang Rupp <rupp@chello.at>
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/06/2001 15:18:02
Solder the outer two wires together and it will fake "terminal present"
I've never had a problem booting systems without a terminal though. (as
long as they were set to boot by default, which you would want anyway)
--chuck


Wolfgang Rupp wrote:

> The subject says it. I want to put my MV3100 into an ISP rack as a
> webserver. The drawback is that normally there must be a terminal
> connected, or the machine won't boot. Later, the terminal can be
> unplugged without problem (but not switched off -> instant crash).
>
> As I understand, the terminal has some kind of "I'm here" signal.
> Can this be faked by soldering some wires of an MMJ plug together,
> or can it otherwise be faked?
>
> Thanks for ideas...
>
> Wolfgang