Re: [Wg-test-framework] May 13th XenProject - AllNet call

[Don Koch <dkoch@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 15 May 2015 06:21:02 -0400
Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Don Koch writes ("Re: [Wg-test-framework] May 13th XenProject - AllNet call"):
> > Made a couple of trips to the colo. In all the trials and testing we
> > got the serial lines swapped. Fixed that. Did some bios tweaks (turn
> > off flow-control and set serial redirect to always). Part of the
> > issue was that I'd forgotten that the OS had been reloaded and my
> > inittab/getty setting were gone.
> > 
> > In any case, all the wiring is back in place and the systems are
> > responding (sorta) to serial I/O. The caveat is that it is painful
> > (at least was for me) to get into the BIOS from the serial line. It
> > uses the F4 key instead of the Del key used from the console and it
> > seems to ignore it a lot. It does acknowledge the "ESC to boot"
> > key-in. I did get into the BIOS once via the serial line.
> 
> Normally `press F4' means, from the serial port, bouncing `ESC 4 ESC 4
> ESC 4...'.

I would have considered that if it weren't for the fact that it actually
did respond once to a real F4. But...

> > Next thought is to change the terminal type to vt220 if it's an option.
> 
> Shall I have a go ?

Certainly. Let me know how you fare.

> (For reference, I think we are talking about rimava[01] here.)

Yes.

Thanks,
-d

> Ian.
> 

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