-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Thomas [mailto:matt@3am-software.com] 
Sent: February 25, 2007 3:23 PM
To: Jim MacKenzie
Subject: Re: hooking up a console

Jim MacKenzie wrote:
>  
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: port-vax-owner@NetBSD.org
>> [mailto:port-vax-owner@NetBSD.org] On Behalf Of bart sikkes
>> Sent: February 25, 2007 2:14 PM
>> To: port-vax@netbsd.org
>> Subject: Re: hooking up a console
>>
>> so i got myself a BD25 female - BD25 female cross cable as i was 
>> unsure if the MMJ one is working correctly. the 25 pins 
connector on 
>> the vax can be used for this right? but now i get no text on the 
>> screen, nothing happens when i press a key.
> 
At least on my VAXen, you do need to use the MMJ serial 
port, even if 
you have a DB25 serial port as well.  The DB25 port cannot 
be the main 
login console.  (Perhaps one can make it into a secondary login 
console; I'm not
sure.)
 
The MMJ cable issue is the reason only one of my three VAXen is 
running right now.  I need to get a couple more.
 
Jim