[rescue] Origin 200 - flaky serial console

[Simeon Johnston]

Well, I don't know what the problem could be.  But if it has a usuable
system on it and you can get a login (over the network or some such) you
could probably set the console to the other serial port.
Just a thought, don't know how feasible.
:-)

If you can't do the above, someone suggested slaving it to another O200.
If you can do that you can probably switch the serial port if it has
actually failed.  It's worth a try.

sim

> I rescued an O200 system today (single 225Mhz, 512MB, 4x9GB).
> Unfortunately
> it has a problem with the serial port (which is why the owner
> let it go for
> 150USD and some beer). I figure I can at least recycle the
> memory and disk
> carriers if I can't get it working again.
>
> I attached a <2-3 3-2 5-5> serial cable and the console came
> up the first
> time I booted, but for some reason it won't come up again no
> matter how
> many times I reboot. The serial console and cable work (I
> connected the
> console back to back with another console and they communicate with no
> problems).