On Tuesday 12 September 2006 07:48, Paul Neuwirth wrote:
Hallo, i want to run a vt510 terminal at a sl-10.0 computer. I connected it with a serial port (cable and port are working, i used them for a modem before), and edited the /etc/inittab adding the following line: S1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 9600 ttyS1 vt510 i tried all 4 ttySx i have, and also tried "vt100" as terminal with emulation on the vt510. I don't even get a login on the terminal. configuration of the terminal: word size: 8 bits parity: none stop bits: 1bit transmit & receive speed: 9600 baud transmit & receive flow control: XON/XOFF can anybody help me with the setup?
thanks Paul
From http://www.vanemery.com/Linux/Serial/serial-console.html "Cable: To connect a laptop to the serial port on the Linux host, you need to have a null-modem cable. The purpose of a null-modem cable is to permit two RS-232 DTE devices to communicate with each other without modems between them. While you can construct this yourself, a good, sturdy manufactured null-modem cable is inexpensive and will last longer. If you insist on making the cable yourself, then check out Nullmodem.Com for the wiring and pinout diagram."