From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > When I switch on the Sun, I'm told that I should get some > console output and then the usual ok> prompt. I actually > get a lot of control characters and binary gibberish. > > Where exactly do I start with troubleshooting? The cable > doesn't seem to be at fault, so I'm assuming that the > problem is software related.
It may have to do with flow control settings (should be 'none'), and do you know for certain if the sun console is set to 9600? I have good success with tip(1). It ships with the OS. $ tip -9600 tty00 DS