It is in fact a RS232 <break> (50ms mark) "character" that is
transmitted on all 10 ports. Only during the boot process of the
PM11. I will try the flow control settings (I have to go into work
for that).
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>> - this would probably involve changing ComOS (2.4?) which is no
>> longer supported (with respect to new features).
>
>This would be difficult.
Agreed. Unless livingston is willing to give me the source ;)
>You will not find anything much regarding the pm 11 anymore other than
>what Ive additionally written.
I'm finding this out -- I've spent about 2 months looking.
>Answer me this... What problem is it causing for you?
Sorry, I should have been more verbose in my original post;
the problem is that a Sparc piece of equipment treats a
break signal from the console port as a user's request to
drop into EPROM code (eg. temporarily halting the system).
On a PM11 boot, all Sparcs that are connected to that PM11
will receive a break at their console ports (and drop into
the EPROM monitor).
This specific topic could be a question for the Sun lists,
but if I can get the PM11 to stop generating breaks on boot,
then the problem is solved.
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