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In <6eqp48$ll$1@juno.virago.org.au> rachel@virago.org.au (Rachel Polanskis) writes:

>> You can plug a normal serial cable straight in to use serial port A. Port B
>> uses spare pins so you need an adaptor cable to get at it.

>I've always found I've needed a null modem cable to get the 
>terminal to come up - how did you get it to work without one?

Oh, by 'normal' I meant a crossover cable with pins 2/3, 4/5, 8/20 crossed
over, as well as pins 6 and 7 wired straight through. I null modem cable
should work too though.

>>>I even went so far as to play around in the NVRAM to see if I could tell
>>>it to ignore the keyboard/monitor, but it didn't seem to work.
>> 
>> You can do this. Set 'input-device' and 'output-device' to 'ttya' and they
>> will default to using the serial port *regardless* of any input and output
>> devices that are or aren't fitted.

>When I got my Classic, it was configured to use the inbuilt CG3, which I
>wasn't concerned with.  I had to hook up the Wy60 and then when that didn't
>work, temporarily plugged it into a graphics console, and type4 keyboard
>and set the OPB that way.  When I rebooted with just the Wyse connected, it
>came up just fine.

>If you just have a console keyboard, and nothing more, you can always 
>type "blind" and set the prom that way, but i like to see what I'm doing ;)

He he.. but at least the NVRAM can be configured to default to either one of
the serial ports. That's a good thing. If 'diag-switch?' is true most
machines seem to default to the serial port regardless of the setting of
'input-device' and 'output-device'.

Regards,

Craig.
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