[OpenIndiana-discuss] OI without a console?

[Volker A. Brandt]

Richard L. Hamilton writes:
[...]
> Funny note there: at least with Sun/SPARC hardware, you need a null modem cable to connect a terminal, but there's a gotcha: turning off the terminal or disconnecting it will generate a hangup, which is equivalent to L1-A, i.e. break out of the OS and return to the OpenBoot prompt. One can resume the OS, but needs to leave the terminal connected and on. Even terminal concentrators or devices providing remote serial port access could have that effect if rebooted.

s-with Sun/SPARC hardware-with very old Sun/SPARC hardware-
s/it will generate/up to about 20 years ago, it used to generate/

:-)


Cheers -- Volker
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