[ILUG] [OT] Solaris Wierd one

[Sean]

Paul Kelly wrote something:
{ Damian O'Sullivan wrote:
{ 
{ > I have an E250 running Solaris 7 that needs a null modem cable connected
{ > to another computer to work.
{ 
{ 
{ If it's using a serial console, the absence of serial terminal may be 
{ considered a serial BREAK signal which will send the thing into a PROM 
{ prompt.

  Ya - probably right.

  check your eeprom settings. (just type eeprom at prompt)
  input-device and output-device are probably set to 'ttya' (correctly, unless
  you've got a graphice card in the box - not on a E250 though).
  look at the other serial options from the eeprom output - there
  may be something there...

  (FYI: eeprom goes thru the PROM settings)

{ 
{ I can't offer a solution, but I know there is a setting in the PROM that 
{ will prevent this behaviour. I'm sure Sun has some sort of FAQ or 
{ knowledgebase entry on the subject.

  knowledgebase ?  Isn't that a mickysoft word ?

  Search http://docs.sun.com for more info on PROM and eeprom

{ 
{ Paul.
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Sean.
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