4400/200: next issue!
Mouse <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Sep 2021 18:35:22 -0400 (EDT)
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Okay, thanks to everyone who helped, I have my 4400/200 powering up now. Next problem: having trouble finding the relevant serial port - if there is such a thing. I found references saying that for serial console I want the modem port, which is fine, BUT... ...I can't seem to find the relevant pins. The connector looks like the miniDIN-8 I'm used to from SPARCStations, only with a 9th pin. I found a Sun cable that brought the 8 pins it supports out to a DB-25. Pin 7 - the usual ground pin - shows a sub-1-ohm connection to circuit ground, so I figured I should be able to find the data pins by looking for pins driven by the machine. Trouble is, I was able to find only two such, and neither of them gives me data on power-up. I then tried the other port - the one marked with a printer icon instead of a phone handset icon - and got just as much nothing. Of course, the dead battery means any settings will have been lost. Does this mean that I shouldn't expect anything on the serial ports upon powering up with neither keyboard nor monitor connected? I don't know where my ADB keyboards are, nor any Mac monitors (I used to have one, not sure whether I still do). Is it possible to drive a VGA monitor off the Mac DA-15 video with a passive adapter? If so, where would I find the pinouts? I could solder one up, and, even if it doesn't work perfectly, it might work well enough for me to change settings. Of course, I'd then still need to find an ADB keyboard. I'm pretty sure I still have one, just not sure where it might be. /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML [email protected] / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B