From: SMTP%"RELAY-INFO-VAX@CRVAX.SRI.COM" 14-APR-1994 20:08:55.70 To: EVERHART CC: Subj: Re: SUMMARY: Hardware Q: Replace X-display w/ VT340 as Console on VS3100? Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 13:11:21 EDT From: Mighty Firebreather To: mikef@pacifier.rain.com CC: info-vax@sri.com Message-ID: <0097CF20.3B609EC0.4968@nscvax.princeton.edu> Subject: Re: SUMMARY: Hardware Q: Replace X-display w/ VT340 as Console on VS3100? mikef@pacifier.rain.com (Mike Freeman) writes: >In article <2oeh2b$hp6@news.iastate.edu>, wrote: >>I asked: >>>I have a VAXstation 3100 M38 that has a VR299 color X-display to run >>>DECwindows. This VAXstation is part of a VMScluster running v5.5-2. I'm >>>going to install OpenVMS VAX v6.1 when it becomes available in May or >>>June, but I won't be able to buy a Motif license for this machine. I >>>won't be albe to run DECwindows/Motif and so, therefore, I want to >>>replace the VR299 X-display with a VT340 terminal to use as it's >>>console. I don't have the hardware manual. >>> >>[...] >> >>The following is the procedure to switch into "aternate console mode": >> >Is there any way to get a VS-2000 to do the same thing, that is, >use one of its terminal ports as the Console? I yanked the video >boards once and got it to do this but it thought it was a >different machine with consequent license problems . >-- The VS-2000 needs a special cable. Two pins must be jumpered together at the computer end. DB9F DB25F 3 2 2 3 7 7 6 20 8---| 9---| This disables TTA3: *on power up* and replaces it with OPA0:. DEC makes a cable like this, I think it's the BCC08 but I can't swear to it. -- ************************************************************************* * Here, there be dragons! * * dragon@nscvax.princeton.edu * * * * I'm job hunting. Any offers or leads will be appreciated. * * Thanks! * * Richard B. Gilbert * *************************************************************************