Plugged a null serial cable from the serial port of a PC to Port A of Netra
T1. Running minicom on the linux PC, and configured the serial connection 
to 9600/8/N/1.

The serial display works OK ( I can see the lom console, power off, power
on, ok prompt, etc... ), like so:



LOMlite starting up.

CPU type: H8/3437, mode 3
Ram-test: 2048 bytes OK
Initialising i2c bus: OK
Searching for EEPROMs: 50(cfg)
I2c eeprom @50: OK
i2c bus speed code 01... OK
Probing for lm80s: 28
Initialising lm80 @28: OK
Probing for lm75s: none
System functions: PSUs fans breakers rails gpio temps host CLI ebus clock
Power restored

LOMlite console
lom>
LOM event: +0h0m0s LOM booted
lom>
LOM event: +0h0m0s host power on
p
Netra T1 200 (UltraSPARC-IIe 500MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 4.0, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #16642512.
Ethernet address 8:0:20:fd:f1:d0, Host ID: 80fdf1d0.



Drive not ready
Can't read disk label.
Can't open disk label package
Drive not ready
Can't read disk label.
Can't open disk label package
Boot device: net  File and args:
Link hasn't comeup yet.
Evaluating: boot

Can't open boot device

ok


.... but typing anything on the keyboard does not seem to "send" the
characters to the serial console. ( e.g. typing "probe-scsi-all" ). Since I
can see the output, I presume that I am using the correct null modem
cable ?

js wrote:

> 
> Plugged a null serial cable from the serial port of a PC to Port A of
> Netra T1. Running minicom on the linux PC, and configured the serial
> connection to 9600/8/N/1.
> 
> The serial display works OK ( I can see the lom console, power off, power
> on, ok prompt, etc... ), like so:
> 

< ...snip.. >

> 
> ... but typing anything on the keyboard does not seem to "send" the
> characters to the serial console. ( e.g. typing "probe-scsi-all" ). Since
> I can see the output, I presume that I am using the correct null modem
> cable ?


This time, I tried connecting port B ( DB25 ) of an E220R to port A ( RJ45 )
of the NetraT1, using a supplied RJ45-DB25 serial cable.

From the E220R, I typed "tip hardwire", I get the same output ( LOM,
poweron, ok console, etc.. ) .. but again, typing anything on the keyboard
is not "sent" to the the console. Even if I type in "probe-scsi-all" then
press Enter ( assuming it was an echo setting ) does not yield any change
on the output.

js <noone@noone.org> wrote:
> ... but typing anything on the keyboard does not seem to "send" the
> characters to the serial console. ( e.g. typing "probe-scsi-all" ). Since I
> can see the output, I presume that I am using the correct null modem
> cable ?

Not exactly.  You only need one wire correct to see things.  You need
another wire correct to send things.  So among other possibilities:

One cable has a bad wire (your transmit wire)
The null-modem adapter is miswired
The One connecter has a broken wire
The T1 has a bad connection for input
The T1 serial chip is broken












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