19 Aug
2011
19 Aug
'11
2:39 p.m.
I got it working by crossing pins 2 and 3 and connecting CTS to RTS on the
PC side. I connected it to a DB25 connector next to the VGA connector, which
is what the diagram I have shows. There is a DB9 port above it and another
DB25 next to the higher DB9, I have no idea what these are although I
suppose they might be extra serial ports.
I am currently trying to decide whether I should keep this machine. Is there
anyone interested in it who would like to collect it? I am in Manchester in
the UK. It has 256MB of memory and a disk of about 8GB. That is all I know
about it.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of JP Hindin
Sent: 19 August 2011 17:36
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Getting a Sun Ultra 5 To Work
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011, Rob Jarratt wrote:
the
Some time ago I was given a Sun Ultra 5. My
intention is not to keep
it, but I would like to see if I can get it to work first before
finding a new owner for it.
It did not come with a keyboard, so I have been trying to get
something out of the serial port, I believe that when there is no
keyboard attached it uses the serial port.
As others have said, I can confirm as I've started talking to my U5 within last week: You need a null modem cable (cross-over on
TX/RX and
RTS/CTS) and set the terminal to 8,n,1 9600bps. The serial ports are
listed
"PORT A" and "PORT B", the PORT A
is the DB25 that is slightly higher up
in the
rear of the chassis, this is the one that console will
come on.
I have mine working with a VT240, currently, without issue.
Anyone have any U5 memory that'd be willing to sell?
- JP