Silicon Graphics POWER CHALLENGE User Manual page 85

To attach an ASCII terminal, complete the following steps:
1. Locate the RS-232 connector designated for the console and labeled
tty_1.
2. Attach one end of the console cable to the RS-232 connector and route it
out the back of the unit.
3. Connect the other end to the 9-pin connector on the null modem cable
and plug the 25-pin null modem connection into the system console
terminal.
4. Attach the keyboard and power connectors to the terminal.
Caution: Before plugging the terminal into either a 110 VAC or a
220 VAC outlet, be sure that the electrical rating on the UL-CSA label is
in either the 100–120 VAC or the 200–240 VAC range, whichever applies.
5. Power on the terminal before restarting your system.
6. Restart the system or continue with other peripheral connections as
needed.
Your console terminal needs recognition from the system software. Be sure
to read the documentation that comes with the terminal. Use the following
guidelines to help check and confirm the setup of your console terminal:
1. Become superuser and choose the proper baud rate, prompt, and line
conditioning from the /etc/gettydefs file.
# vi /etc/gettydefs
2. Modify the file /etc/inittab, if necessary, to enable getty on port tty_1. The
line will be listed under "on-board ports" and should appear as shown
below:
# vi /etc/inittab
t1:23:respawn:/etc/getty ttyd1 co_9600
3. After modifying the /etc/inittab file, inform init of any changes by
entering the following:
# telinit q
4. Look in /etc/ttytype for the listed console port information. To keep the
system from asking you what type of terminal you are using when you
log in, remove the question mark.
Connecting an ASCII Terminal
# alt console
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