RE: Console Port [WAS Re: [cobalt-users] Test FAILED: POWER OFF NOW]

["Colin J. Raven" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday, February 17, 2004 17:40,
cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx responded:

> On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Colin J. Raven wrote:
>> Somewhat tangentially, I've never had *any* success connnecting to
>> the serial port with either RAQ's or (and in particular) my little
>> Qube2. It's as if the serial port is decoration...not once have I
>> ever been able to establish a working session. Annoying, since
>> when I've wanted to do as you advocated above it's proven to be
>> totally imposssible. 
> 
> You have to make sure your client program uses; 115.2Kb, 8
> databits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no handshaking of any kind.
> Power up the RaQ with a paperclip stuck in the hole by the
> LCD. If LCD reads "Console ON" your all set, else if the LCD
> reads "Console Off" power down and 'do-it-again'

Believe it or not I did that exact procedure you helpfully described
above...to a "T" even, with absolutely *no* result ever. By now I've
long since given up on the idea, but for a while back there it was
wildly frustrating. <sigh> Oh well.
BTW, thanks for the help Gerald, had I *not* known the method it would
have served as a perfect "howto". On behalf of the list many thanks
anyway. :-)
Now back to playing with my Shuttle, darned cool little box it surely
is!!
Regards,
-Colin