On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 09:48:20AM -0500, Brian wrote: > I am trying to boot an Origin 200 (which I believe currently has IRIX on > it, I will be installing linux-mips). It has 2 9 pin serial connectors on > the back. I have hooked my Wyse terminal up to it with a serial cable > with and without a null connector @ 9600bps. Is this correct? I get > nothing on the screen. I have never consoled into an Origin, and am not > sure if I am doing this right. Yes, that's correct and by default IRIX also runs a getty on the console. So you probably want to doublecheck cables. Also disable handshaking. Ralf PS: Replying when you actually want to start a new thread is a bad idea.