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List:       linux-mac68k
Subject:    Re: Helping out
From:       Andrew P McPherson <apm () MIT ! EDU>
Date:       2001-06-14 23:08:09
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On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Drew Whittle wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been lurking on this list for a week or so. I want to help out if I can
> (my sole real motivation is to get Linux running properly on my PB150, but
> thats another story)
>

Cool. :)

> I'm no kernel hacker but I do know Linux pretty well and I am sure I could
> be of use in some form.
>
> Now onto my PB150, I know there are problems, I've been through the mailing
> list archive, I went out and got a mac serial cable so I could get the
> messages to my dumb term but I haven't had any luck getting the messages to
> it so far (0 output to the dumb term) any suggestions? (I'm going to have
> another look at it as soon as I finish fixing this HPUX box)
>
> I know very little about Mac's, but I do have access to a couple of them.
> (The PB150, a 7200/90 (currently running macos), and an older G3 (currently
> running mac os x server))
>
> Where can I help most, I know the 7200 and the G3 are no use to this effort,
> but I may be coming into some other m68k based mac's.
>

What are you using as your dumb terminal?  The easiest way to do it is to
use another Mac, since any standard Mac serial cable will work to connect
the two of them.  The 7200 should do nicely.  Just hook the cable between
the modem ports of the computers, and download ZTerm or some other free
terminal utility on the 7200.  Set "debug=ser" in the command line on the
150.  In Penguin 19, select the serial ports to be at 9600 bps, 8N1.  set
the same settings on the 7200.  Then, all messages should be redirected to
the 7200.

More info on what is wrong with the 150 would be very helpful.

Thanks,

-Andrew

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