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SUMMARY: Running DECstation 5000/200 with serial console

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From: Pat_Barron
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 00:00
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The consensus is as follows:

   1)  Typing "setenv console s" at the boot monitor forces the
system to use a serial console, even if a frame buffer/keyboard/mouse
is present.  "setenv console *" un-does this.

   2)  Disconnecting the keyboard should also make it use a serial
console; it is not necessary to remove the frame buffer for this
to work.

   Many thanks to:

     Joe Hatchel (hatchel@pharmaco.com)
     Steve Nelson (nelson@mayo.edu)
     Steve Wright (wright@cs.sc.edu)
     Philip J. Tait (Philip.Tait@phxase.allied.com)
     Simon Burge (simonb@telstra.com.au)

for their helpful responses.

--Pat.
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