Serial console

Hi,

I've got a few problems setting my Dreamcast up to use it's
serial port as the console.  With 

  options SCIFCONSOLE

in my kernel, I can actually _see_ the bootmessages on the other
side of my coder's cable, by using "cu -l /dev/tty01 -s 9600",
and also by using pkgsrc/comms/conserver with the following
setting:

  dreamcast:/dev/tty01:9600p:&:

However, as soon as I type something in either "cu" or "console",
my Dreamcast crashes and doesn't even ping anymore.  If I add

  options SCIFCN_SPEED=57600

to my kernel configfile and run cu (or conserver) with 57600bps,
I can actually type something, but I only get garbage on the
screen - the echoed characters don't match what I type, so I
guess that there's something like 7bit/8bit, parity or such that
I have to fix here.  What tools do you people use for your serial
consoles, and how is it setup on the Dreamcast side?


bye,
  Harold