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- Path: sparky!uunet!nwnexus!seanews!kopachuk!dcb
- From: dcb@kopachuk.uucp (David Breneman)
- Subject: Re: Does a 3B2 really need a console attached?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.205803.704@kopachuk.uucp>
- Keywords: 3b2/310
- Organization: Tacoma Screw Products, Inc.
- References: <1992Aug29.210603.1562@squid.tram.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 20:58:03 GMT
- Lines: 40
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- In article <1992Aug29.210603.1562@squid.tram.com> jeffrey@squid.tram.com (Jeffrey L Bromberger) writes:
- >Is there any way to make the machine boot in an unattended manner? I
- >seem to recall that it needs a live terminal on /dev/console to let
- >it boot. Any way to get around this?
- >
- For the benefit of others who wish to make a 3B2 Console Eliminator,
- here is what you do. All you need is an 8-conductor modular plug,
- 1" of copper phone wire (like the kind in 25-pair cables) and a plug
- crimper. Bend the wire U-shaped and put it in the plug so it jumps
- terminal 4 and 6 and crimp it in place:
-
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____
- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- | |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |
- | - - - - - - - - |
- | \ / |
- | \_____/ |
- | |
- | |
- ------------------============------------------
- |_ _|
- | |
- |______|
-
- Looking head-on at the plug, with the plastic clip at the bottom,
- jump it as shown with the wire.
-
- This was "invented" for us by AT&T's CPSC division, so using it
- does not void your service contract! :-)
-
- The machine can now boot off the crontab, "print" the date hourly,
- give you the backup reminder, etc., but of course you don't see it
- because there's no console.
-
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