On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Karel van Houten wrote: > These DECStations require full modem control signals on the > prom console. I would build a D25 serial modem-faker cable: > > 1 ------------------- 1 > > 2 -------\ /--------- 2 > X > 3 -------/ \--------- 3 > > 4 -+ +- 4 > | | > 5 -+ +- 5 > > 6 -+ +- 6 > | | > 7 -)---------------)- 7 > | | > 8 -+ +- 8 > | | > 20 -+ +- 20 > > This should work. It would work for firmware, but it would break for RTS/CTS hanshaking (the standard one these days). At 9600bps you may well live with it, but for anything faster you'll likely lose characters. -- + Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl, PGP key available +
