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In article <7busr0$ktf$1@news.latrobe.edu.au>, fletch@latrobe.edu.au (Chris Fletcher) writes:

|> I have an Artecon machine (ie the VME bus) with what I'm almost certain is
|> a Sun 4/110. After all it has a MB86900 and a MB86910 and a P4 frame buffer
|> connector. However I can't seem to get it to use the Serial Port A as the
|> console. Since I have no sun monitor, unless I can get the console to output
|> through RS232, then I'm hosed! Basically when I turn it on it just prints a
|> y on the terminal screen and does nothing else. Can anybody help with this?

If it really is a 4/110, it has a switch labelled "NORM/DIAG" on the
front panel. Power down, switch to "DIAG" and try again. Be prepared
to wait half an hour or so for the extended self test to complete,
depending on how much RAM it has.

You _are_ using a nullmodem cable?

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