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Re: Serial console from sparc to i386?
From: Janne Johansson (jj
it.su.se)
Date: Wed Jun 01 2005 - 12:32:44 CDT
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Mike Sazhin wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to try sparc with OpenBSD and see if it is useful for what I
> do. I do
> not have a monitor or keyboard that can go with it so I hope to be
> able to
> install using a serial console. I have done this on i386 to i386. Now
> I want to
> know if (with the proper cable, and what kind might it be?) it is
> possible
> to run a serial console on the sparc and control it from an i386. Or are
> the two systems so different that that is impossible? Are there any other
> ways to install OpenBSD without monitor/keyboard?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> PS This is the system I have if it makes a difference:
>
> Sun ULTRA 1 Creator 3D UltraSPARC 167MHz 128MB RAM
>
I've done that, installed an sparc5 with no keyboard, no monitor and
only a serial null cable to a i386 obsd that handled both netbooting the
sparc and talking console with it. No problems.
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