Sparc - Terminal Emulation - Revision history

Jimbo: Reverted edits by 80.90.160.194 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jimbo

2008-12-17T01:45:59Z

Reverted edits by 80.90.160.194 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jimbo

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2008-09-17T06:31:46Z

From Microsoft Windows

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From a computer running linux or FreeBSD

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2005-07-21T17:49:56Z

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Dave at 23:47, 27 February 2005

2005-02-27T23:47:38Z

Dave: /* From a Apple Mac running OS X */

2005-02-25T16:02:27Z

From a Apple Mac running OS X

Dave: /* From a computer running linux or FreeBSD */

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−	~~AOaVdK hf6Snb9Ula10Hdf74n~~	+	== From Microsoft Windows ==
		+	Once you've got TeraTerm up and running and your cable connected, you're going to have to check the settings in TeraTerm. Set it to connect via Serial Console port COM1 (or whichever COM your serial cable is on, COM1 will almost always be it.)
		+
		+	[[Image:Teraterm_com1.PNG\|thumb\|setting the COM port in TeraTerm]]
		+
		+	Then check that your settings reflect 8 bits, No parity and 1 stop bit (abbreviated as 8n1) at 9600baud with hardware set to hardware or Xon/Xoff.
		+
		+	[[Image:Teraterm_serialportsetup.PNG\|thumb\|Configuring the Serial Port settings]]
		+
		+	If you get garbled text on your screen, it is possible that your terminal emulation is set incorrectly. You need to use VT100, as below:
		+
		+	[[Image:Teraterm_terminalsetup.PNG\|thumb\|Choosing the terminal emulation]]
		+
		+	Once you've done this, click OK to connect and you will likely be at the OK> prompt. From there, you can type in
		+	OK> boot cdrom
		+	and assuming that your FreeBSD CD is in the drive, it will boot off the CDROM and start your install via the text-only [[ncurses]] interface of [[sysinstall]].

	== From a Apple Mac running OS X ==		== From a Apple Mac running OS X ==

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-== From Microsoft Windows ==
+AOaVdK hf6Snb9Ula10Hdf74n
-Once you've got TeraTerm up and running and your cable connected, you're going to have to check the settings in TeraTerm. Set it to connect via Serial Console port COM1 (or whichever COM your serial cable is on, COM1 will almost always be it.)
-−
-[[Image:Teraterm_com1.PNG|thumb|setting the COM port in TeraTerm]]
-−
-Then check that your settings reflect 8 bits, No parity and 1 stop bit (abbreviated as 8n1) at 9600baud with hardware set to hardware or Xon/Xoff.
-−
-[[Image:Teraterm_serialportsetup.PNG|thumb|Configuring the Serial Port settings]]
-−
-If you get garbled text on your screen, it is possible that your terminal emulation is set incorrectly. You need to use VT100, as below:
-−
-[[Image:Teraterm_terminalsetup.PNG|thumb|Choosing the terminal emulation]]
-−
-Once you've done this, click OK to connect and you will likely be at the OK> prompt. From there, you can type in
- OK> boot cdrom
-and assuming that your FreeBSD CD is in the drive, it will boot off the CDROM and start your install via the text-only [[ncurses]] interface of [[sysinstall]].
 == From a Apple Mac running OS X ==

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 == From a computer running linux or FreeBSD ==
--use [[cu]] or [[tip]]...instructions coming soon.
+* use [[cu]] or [[tip]]...instructions coming soon.
 This is a stub article, inviting comment and tips on how to accomplish a proper console under FreeBSD on Sparc.

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 == From a Apple Mac running OS X ==
 First, connect your Mac to the serial console of the sparc machine. To do this you will more than likely need a usb-to-serial adapter as well as the Null Modem Cable. Once they're physically connected, start up [http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/ ZTerm] and make sure the settings reflect 8-n-1, hardware flow control, VT100 terminal emulation.  If you are using OS X 10.4, the [http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ screen] utility comes installed by default and can be used to control a serial console:
-  $ '''screen /dev/tty.USB_DEVICE'''
+  $ '''screen /dev/tty.LOCAL_SERIAL_DEVICE'''
 [[Image:Zterm_connection_settings.jpg|thumb|8-n-1, hardware flow]]

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 == From a Apple Mac running OS X ==
-First, connect your Mac to the serial console of the sparc machine. To do this you will more than likely need a usb-to-serial adapter as well as the Null Modem Cable. Once they're physically connected, start up [http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/ ZTerm] and make sure the settings reflect 8-n-1, hardware flow control, VT100 terminal emulation.  If you are using OS X 10.4, the [[http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ screen]] utility comes installed by default and can be used to control a serial console:
+First, connect your Mac to the serial console of the sparc machine. To do this you will more than likely need a usb-to-serial adapter as well as the Null Modem Cable. Once they're physically connected, start up [http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/ ZTerm] and make sure the settings reflect 8-n-1, hardware flow control, VT100 terminal emulation.  If you are using OS X 10.4, the [http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/ screen] utility comes installed by default and can be used to control a serial console:
   $ '''screen /dev/tty.USB_DEVICE'''

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	# FreeBSD installation media, such as a CD.		# FreeBSD installation media, such as a CD.

−	You need to get a null modem serial cable (available pretty much anywhere for pretty cheap,) and connect another computer (linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD or Microsoft Windows,) and connect it to your server with the serial cable (serial-to-serial; there are usb-to-serial cables around if your "working" computer doesn't have a serial connection.) Once you've done that, use a terminal application that supports the VT100 terminal emulation -- on MS Windows, I prefer [http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html TeraTerm], but you can use HyperTerm; from Mac OS X you can use the [http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/ ZTerm] application.	+	You need to get a null modem serial cable (available pretty much anywhere for pretty cheap,) and connect another computer (linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD or Microsoft Windows,) and connect it to your server with the serial cable (serial-to-serial; there are usb-to-serial cables around if your "working" computer doesn't have a serial connection.) Once you've done that, use a terminal application that supports the VT100 terminal emulation -- on MS Windows, I prefer [http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html TeraTerm], but you can use Windows' built-in HyperTerm; from Mac OS X you can use the [http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/ ZTerm] application.

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 and the ugly but functional terminal should show you the boot process and prompt you to hit enter to boot the kernel right away or any other key for a rescue prompt. Hit enter and you're on your way to installing.
-[[Image:Ztermconnected.jpg|thumb|ZTerm during install]]
+[[Image:Zterm_setting_up.jpg|thumb|ZTerm during install]]
 == From a computer running linux or FreeBSD ==

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 The current state of things is a VERY poor console emulation that doesn't seem to do anything beyond the most basic text.
-This might be worth linking to from [[Sparc_-_Install_FreeBSD]] along with links to [[cu]], [[tip]] or other terminal connection programs.
+This might be worth linking to from [[Sparc_-_Installing_FreeBSD]] along with links to [[cu]], [[tip]] or other terminal connection programs.
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