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Hi,
I have a few Sun machines I'd like to access through the console. I have the correct serial cables and a USB-serial adapter plugged into my Mac. I'm having trouble figuring out how to access the console. I have used this setup in Windows and I use Hyperterminal. I tried to use Zterm but it didn't pick up the serial port. What do I need to do to use the serial port and what's the best software to use? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Partisan01
Hi,
I have a few Sun machines I'd like to access through the console. I have the correct serial cables and a USB-serial adapter plugged into my Mac. I'm having trouble figuring out how to access the console. I have used this setup in Windows and I use Hyperterminal. I tried to use Zterm but it didn't pick up the serial port. What do I need to do to use the serial port and what's the best software to use? Thanks.
ndt
The problem may be the USB - Serial adapter. Does it have OS X Drivers?
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Originally Posted by __^^__
The problem may be the USB - Serial adapter. Does it have OS X Drivers?
and are they installed? Do you see anything obvious in /dev when the adapter is connected?
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Originally Posted by Detrius
and are they installed? Do you see anything obvious in /dev when the adapter is connected?
Yes, I got a driver installed, apparently most of the USB-serial devices all use the same prolific chipset, so I was able to use their driver. It also created a /dev/tty.usbserial0 device for me. I used ZTerm and it caught the bootup of my Netra, it seems that it can't handle everything so well. Now I'm looking for another way to connect, I tried minicom and it blewup trying to connect to the usb device. Does anyone know of another terminal program for mac? I was looking at trying to get tip which is a unix program, and for some reason it's not included in OS X.
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What are the settings on the serial port and what type of terminal are you emulating? Try setting the serial port to a slower speed.
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Originally Posted by __^^__
What are the settings on the serial port and what type of terminal are you emulating? Try setting the serial port to a slower speed.
I'm using 9600 8N1 which is the setting Sun recommends for serial ports. I have used the same settings in Windows and they work fine. The text displays for bootup, but once the prompt is supposed to appear ZTerm just goes blank. Also I cannot send a break character to the Netra through ZTerm...
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