Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:11:38 +0100 From: Marius Strobl <marius@alchemy.franken.de> To: Peter Losher <Peter_Losher@isc.org> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using Netra T1 105's as console servers. Message-ID: <20061121211138.GA14799@alchemy.franken.de> In-Reply-To: <4531DE5B.10109@isc.org> References: <4531DE5B.10109@isc.org>
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On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 12:08:11AM -0700, Peter Losher wrote: > Hi, > > I recently came into possession of a stack of Netra T1 105's recently, > with the intent of turning them into console servers running FreeBSD > 6.1. (the HW is low power, stable, and in a 1U form factor which makes > them perfect for this task) > > I tried attaching some USB<->RS232 adapters into a USB PCI controller, > FreeBSD saw the devices, and created the ucom links. But when you > connect to the devices, there is no activity (back and forth). Tried > using a RocketPort card, same thing, the various /dev/ttyR* devices were > created, with the same effect. > > Has anyone used a T1 as a serial console server, and encountered these > problems? FYI, in HEAD I've fixed rp(4) to work on sparc64. I can also have a look at the USB drivers if you are still interested and tell me which USB<->RS232 adapters you tried to use. On a quick glance at least some of these drivers aren't endian-clean either. Marius
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