[rescue] rescuing an ailing U10...

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: James Hartley <jjhartley at gmail.com>
>Date: 2007/10/10 Wed PM 07:53:20 CDT
>To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [rescue] rescuing an ailing U10...

>On 10/10/07, Scott Quinn <compoobah at valleyimplants.com> wrote:
>> James wrote
>>
>> > ...how does a 32-bit card function in a 64-bit architecture?
>> ...
>> Alll decent architectures deal gracefully with 32-64 issues (except Alpha which
>> doesn't need to worry).
>
>Thank you both Scott & Jochen for your answers.
>
>I am hoping the following is my last question.  The U10 Service Manual:
>
>http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/805-7764-12
>
>...indicates that output from a headless system can be captured on the
>serial port, 9600, 8N1.  Yet when I connect a 25-pin serial cable to
>serial port A or a 9-pin serial cable to serial port B, I'm not seeing
>output.  I was under the impression if no keyboard or monitor was
>plugged in at boot, co nsole output would be sent to the serial port.
>Is there something else I'm missing?
>
>Thank you again for any clarification.

Null Modem - cross over pins 2 and 3.

Lionel