[SunHELP] Sun E450 serial console problem

[Mikhail Emelchenkov]

I dont know where :-). I called a man who previously served these machines.
He told me than he never seen it for three last years.

Mikhail Emelchenkov :: Entrepreneur :: http://soaw.com

On Dec 20, 2013, at 5:44 PM, Peter Stokes <peter at ashlyn.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Maybe try to borrow one to test?
>
> Peter
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> Peter Stokes
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> On 20 Dec 2013, at 13:37, Mikhail Emelchenkov <iam at soaw.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> I agree, its the obvious solution, to connect monitor and keyboard. Its
> hard
>> to find these Sun devices there, in Russia, Moscow (and if I even find it
> they
>> probably will cost a lot). E450 I bought by accident.
>>
>> Mikhail Emelchenkov :: Entrepreneur :: http://soaw.com
>>
>> On Dec 20, 2013, at 11:49 AM, Peter Stokes <peter at ashlyn.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Suggest you install a graphics card and Sun keyboard and set switch to
>> normal
>>> bootup. If it comes up ok, then check the printenv list at ok prompt, do
a
>>> set-defaults  and see if the serial output without keyboard attached
works
>>> now.
>>>
>>> Alternative is to attach Sun keyboard and hold stop and N key down on
>> poweron
>>> which on most early systems will reset NVRAM to defaults.
>>>
>>> Peter
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>>> Peter Stokes
>>> Ashlyn Computer Services
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>>>
>>>
>>> On 19 Dec 2013, at 21:04, Mikhail Emelchenkov <iam at soaw.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I tried different speeds, nowhere get English characters. Is there any
>>>> way to automate this testing, or flush speed to default 9200?
>>>>
>>>> Mikhail Emelchenkov
>>>> http://soaw.com
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On 20.12.2013, at 0:52, stephen price <sd_price at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> serial port probably fine - change your speed from 9600 to something
> else
>>> -
>>>>> keep trying different speeds -
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From:
>>>>> Mikhail Emelchenkov <iam at soaw.com>
>>>>> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>>>>> Sent: Thursday,
>>>>> December 19, 2013 2:40 PM
>>>>> Subject: [SunHELP] Sun E450 serial console problem
>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>
>>>>> Recently I have bought Sun E450 and it seems serial port not working:
>>>>> 1. I tried to connect USB-to-Serial, and got some garbage output in
>>>>> terminal,
>>>>> and this garbage are the same each time I power on the machine or
>>>>> run test
>>>>> (right key state). 9600 8n1.
>>>>> 2. I tried to connect real cable DB25-to-DB9, no
>>>>> output in terminal at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I have a question: is there any way to fix the
>>>>> broken port? Are there any
>>>>> other things I should try to get serial port
>>>>> working?
>>>>>
>>>>> Mikhail Emelchenkov :: Entrepreneur :: http://soaw.com
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