[Gllug] Sun Sparcstation - disconnecting serial console causes BREAK

[Rich Walker]

Nix <nix at esperi.org.uk> writes:

> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, John Edwards spake:
>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 10:30:16AM +0100, Nix wrote:
>>> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, Ian Northeast suggested tentatively:
>> <snip>
>>> It's a dilemma. Leave the cable in and PC reboots kill the Sun, and
>>> 'cos it's serves all the home directories I have trouble getting back in
>>> to do a `go'; take it out and severe buggerups on the Sun are
>>> unfixable.
>> 
>> How are you with a soldering iron ?
>
> My coordination sucks and I have muscle tremors, but I can muddle along;
> there are many false starts but things always work in the end. :)

Big magnifying glass; and either *stop* drinking coffee 6 hours
beforehand or drink a *lot* of coffee 15 minutes beforehand.

Some say: use solder paste.

Others: crimp or IDC connectors - eliminates all soldering requirement.

cheers, Rich.

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