Received: (from major@localhost) by minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) id IAA08853 for pups-liszt; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:25:02 +1100 (EST) Received: from europe.std.com (europe.std.com [199.172.62.20]) by minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA08845 for ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:24:45 +1100 (EST) Received: from world.std.com by europe.std.com (8.7.6/BZS-8-1.0) id QAA11267; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 16:24:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by world.std.com (TheWorld/Spike-2.0) id AA09409; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 13:24:36 -0800 Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 13:24:36 -0800 (PDT) From: Brian D Chase To: Carl Lowenstein Cc: pups@minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au Subject: Re: MicroVAX I console port question. In-Reply-To: <199902032037.MAA03843@mpl.ucsd.edu> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-pups@minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au Precedence: bulk On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Carl Lowenstein wrote: > My MicroVax (I and only) handbook vintage 1984 says the cable is a "BC22D-10". > > VAX Systems and Options Catalog Oct 1984 describes the BC22D-10 as > "A fully shielded null modem cable". Two DB25F connectors, 6 wires. > > The pins in use are 1,2,3,6,7,20. I would expect that "null modem" > means (from one end to the other) connect 2-3, 3-2, 7-7, 6-20, 20-6. > > The implication is that the computer might need to see DTR asserted > before it talks to the terminal. Or given that everything seems to be fine on my end null modem cable-wise, it's possible that something more serious is wrong with my MicroVAX I. Does your handbook list what a flashing "1" LED error code means? I'll double-check my cabling as well. -brian. --- Brian "JARAI" Chase | http://world.std.com/~bdc/ | VAXZilla LIVES!!!