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- From: vjs@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com (Vernon Schryver)
- Subject: Re: Can we use vt220 as console on IRIS 3120
- Message-ID: <sh9tt1s@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com>
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
- References: <1992Nov16.123250.22281@aston.ac.uk> <1992Nov18.160525.11011@cc.ic.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:18:34 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.160525.11011@cc.ic.ac.uk>, vulture@imperial.ac.uk (Thomas Sippel - Dau) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov16.123250.22281@aston.ac.uk>, stopsdj@uhura.aston.ac.uk (David Stops) writes:
- > - The system console/graphics terminal on an IRIS 3120 has died, the system
- > - seems unable to boot without it. Is there anyway we can use a dumb vt220
- > - terminal as the console device and do non-graphics work (without spending
- > - any money) ?
- >
- > You should be able to as long as:
- >
- > 1. You have a serial port and there is a getty on it.
- > 2. You can type in you username and password without errors.
- >
- > I dont know the 3120, bu most of the time IRIX likes to have the first
- > serial port as the console - you have to do some work to stop it.
- >
- > The top right key on the alphanumeric keyboard on newer DEC terminals is
- > a delete, which IRIX by default sees as the -interrupt- key (like most
- > System V derivatives). Once you are in as root you could reconfigure that
- > port.
- >
- > Also ensure you set the terminal up in vt100 mode, that way at least you
- > have an escape and a backspace key, even though they are in a funny position
- > buried in the middle of the function key row.
-
-
-
- The `tset` and `stty` stuff in the shipped ~guest/.login can be used
- to configure things for the terminal. It helps to edit /etc/ttytype to
- name the correct terminal type.
-
-
- Vernon Schryver, vjs@sgi.com
-