Yeah. but why would you have the 2 9-25 cables put together? wouldn't a 9-9 pin cable be easier? I have both the 9 and 25 pin serial ports in this box and i have a serial card with 1 25 pin serial port on it in another box. On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 02:57:23AM -0600, Kenny Hitt wrote: > Hi. Back in the old days, serial ports were 25 pin. > > Kenny > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 05:24:26PM -0500, Alex Snow wrote: > > what is the purpose of the 9-25 pin cables? i have a 9 pin female to 9 > > pin female cable here with a 9 pin nullmodem adapter. shadio rack > > sells both 25 and 9 pin adapters. > > On > > Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 08:01:12AM -0500, Tom and Esther Ward wrote: > > > Hi, what you want to do is totally possible. The method I will explain below > > > is one I have used to install several versions of Red hat, and I am going to > > > assume Fedora supports this method as well. > > > System requirements: two computers, two nine pin female to 25 pin male > > > serial cables, a 25 pin to 25 pin female to female null modem, and a 25 pin > > > male to 25 pin female serial gender adapter, and either a dos or Window's > > > terminal software such as terraterm pro or commo. > > > I'm assuming you are using MS window's on a system so you will want to > > > download a free copy of terraterm pro and the Jaws scripts or Window Eyes > > > set files for terraterm. > > > Now, link all the cables, null modem, and adapter together, and plug each > > > end into com 1 on each computer. > > > Load your screen reader, install any sets or scripts that are needed, and > > > launch terraterm pro, and tell it to terminal to com1. > > > If your booting from cdrom insert your cd in the drive, start the computer, > > > and you will here it spin up. Enter this command from the computer where you > > > are installing Linux and not the one with the terminal software: > > > linux text console=ttyS0 > > > Then, press enter. > > > If booting from floppy you will here two or three cranks of the floppy, at > > > which point you enter the command from the installation computer: > > > linux text console=ttyS0 > > > After some time Jaws/Window Eyes should begin announcing text on the screen > > > and reading the installation to you. > > > At this point you go to the computer with the terraterm on it, and complete > > > the installation with some speech. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid > > back. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
