Re: [cobalt-users] Serial Port On Qube 2

[Mike Vanecek <nospam99@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2 Jun 2001 09:32:03 -0400, "Colin J. Raven" <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

:>> I cannot seem to get the serial port on my Qube 2 to
:>> function, so I went in through Telnet and types "dmesg" and one of the
:>following
:>> messages was
:>> "Serial driver version 4.13 with no serial options enabled".
:>> Does this mean the serial port is not working and if so, how do I get
:>it to work?
:>>
:>> Brett Baker
:>
:>Yeah, I'd sure like to know the answer to this one also.
:>None of my Qube 2's seem to have a working serial port.
:>Cobalt (about a year ago) said something wild to the effect that you all
:>you have to do is set the port on the laptop/pc connecting...to 115,200
:>and it'll work....<honk> wrong!!!!
:>I have never been able to get a serial port to function on *any* of my
:>Qubes no matter what the heck I've tried.
:>Regards,
:>-Colin

Had this is my archives - don't know if it will help:

Re: [cobalt-developers] Serial Port on Qube2

On Fri, 02 Jun 2000 13:58:09 -0700, Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:>jstrebel wrote:
:>
:>> Q: do I have to change anything else?
:>
:>Here is my standard procedure for getting console on a Qube2/RaQ2
:>
:>1) Stick a pin in passwd reset while rebooting, if it says CONSOLE OFF,
:>do it again.  If it says CONSOLE ON, we're in business.
:>
:>2) Attach a null modem cable
:>
:>3) Install the following rpm:
:>	ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/products/raq2/RPMS/cmos-1.0-4.mips.rpm
:>
:>4) telnet in as root, run '/usr/local/sbin/cmos 19 165'
:>
:>5) set your term program to 115200, 8N1
:>
:>6) You may need to modify a line in /etc/inittab to get a getty running:
:>
:># Run gettys in standard runlevels
:>1:12345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -s 115200 -r /dev/ttyS0
:>
:>7) Reboot, and console should be working.
:>
:>Tim