Makes sense. I'll try it on Monday.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Adam Thompson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:athompso@athompso.net">athompso@athompso.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Usually it's the other way 'round, as the mgmt port is used for remote "lights-out" installs.<br>
You can connect to a virtual console port through the sun mgmt port, so you should never need both.<br>
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Kevin McGregor <<a href="mailto:kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com">kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>No frame buffer is present. I just want to manage the machine via serial<br>
>port for now. You can't use the management port until you've installed the<br>
>OS and configured it, is my understanding.<br>
><br>
>On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Adam Thompson <<a href="mailto:athompso@athompso.net">athompso@athompso.net</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Not if there's a frame buffer installed. And that sound like you're in the<br>
>> host serial port, not the management port. Which do you want to be<br>
>> connected to?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Kevin McGregor <<a href="mailto:kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com">kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> >Do I have the wrong cable? I think it's one of those ones used to attach<br>
>> to<br>
>> >Cisco equipment, 9-pin RS-232 to RJ-45.<br>
>> ><br>
>> >I had it working, briefly, but it stopped again. I think it had booted<br>
>> from<br>
>> >the CD, and was pouring out messages about a buffer overflow plus a<br>
>> >language-selection menu (repeatedly) as fast as 9600 bps would allow. Then<br>
>> I<br>
>> >removed the CD and rebooted and now nothing. With a Sun Fire, shouldn't I<br>
>> be<br>
>> >able to turn the front-panel switch to "Normal" and press the power<br>
>> button?<br>
>> >I did that, and I'm getting nothing on the serial interface. I should be<br>
>> >getting POST messages at least.<br>
>> ><br>
>> >On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Adam Thompson <<a href="mailto:athompso@athompso.net">athompso@athompso.net</a><br>
>> >wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> Turn off hardware flow control (RTS/CTS or DTS/DSR) and use software<br>
>> flow<br>
>> >> control (XON/XOFF) instead.<br>
>> >> Also, if you don't want to use minicom, (the modem AT initialization is<br>
>> a<br>
>> >> pain to turn off completely) just use screen instead:<br>
>> >> "screen /dev ttys0 9600"<br>
>> >> -Adam<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Kevin McGregor <<a href="mailto:kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com">kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> >This is driving me nuts, since it was working and now it isn't and I<br>
>> have<br>
>> >> no<br>
>> >> >idea what has changed. I hope someone can help.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> >I have a SunFire V490 at work. I also have a HP ProLiant server in the<br>
>> >> same<br>
>> >> >rack, which is running Ubuntu Server 10.04. I've got the weird cyan<br>
>> serial<br>
>> >> >cable plugged in to the lone serial port on the ProLiant and the other<br>
>> end<br>
>> >> >plugged into the V490 port ("SERIAL"). I've got minicom running on the<br>
>> >> Linux<br>
>> >> >box configured for 9600, 8N1 on /dev/ttyS0. minicom's status line<br>
>> reports<br>
>> >> >"OFFLINE", and I get no response to any keyboard input.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> >What's wrong? I can freely power off/on the SunFire and anything else I<br>
>> >> want<br>
>> >> >to do with it. I have the keys for the front panel, too. Do I have to<br>
>> >> switch<br>
>> >> >it to diagnostics mode or something? We had it working before, and it<br>
>> was<br>
>> >> >quite easy.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> >Help!<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> >Kevin<br>
>> >> ><br>
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