[rescue] DECstation 3100 serial console / running OSF/1

[Dennis Grevenstein]

Hi,

> Am 21.05.2019 um 01:08 schrieb Maciej W. Rozycki <macro at linux-mips.org>:
>
> I'm sorry for the late reply, I've been bad with catching up with mailing
> list traffic recently.  I can see no further input however, so in case you
> are still looking for assistance here's what I have to add.
>
> You previously wrote:
>
>> This works in general, but always fails at:
>>
>> KN01 V6.71
>>
>> 7..6..5..4..3..
>
> so the failing test is #3, which is the keyboard and mouse according to
> documentation.  You mentioned you had a mouse loopback connected.  Do you
> also have one for the keyboard?  I have experience with neither, I have
> always used real devices instead, but both interfaces have to be wired
> AFAICT.

It does not change when I attach the keyboard. I donbt have a
loopback connector for the mouse port. I just attached a real
mouse.

> Also you'll need working Ethernet for the next step, i.e. test #2.
> Again a loopback on the AUI socket or a terminated T-connector on the BNC
> connector should do, with the interface selection switch set accordingly,
> although again I've only ever used a real connection, with a 10BASE-T
> transceiver wired to a continuously operated network switch, making sure
> the SQE signal has been enabled in the transceiver.

Yes, I took care of that.
My idea was that the particular version of the firmware was too old.
I heard from several people that it should b
just workb
 with V7.

Dennis