Using the remote console
Issue 3.3 February 2003 159
Method 1: from the remote console – To redirect control of the console port from the
remote console back to the local console:
1. Do one of the following:
●At the remote console, if the system is in UNIX, enter the following commands:
eeprom output-device=screen
eeprom input-device=keyboard
eeprom ttyb-rts-dtr-off=true
eeprom ttyb-ignore-cd=false
/usr/sbin/shutdown -y -i6 -g0
●At the remote console, if the system is in OpenBoot mode, enter the following
commands:
setenv output-device screen
setenv input-device keyboard
setenv ttyb-rts-dtr-off true
setenv ttyb-ignore-cd false
reset
The following occurs:
●The system begins to shut down.
●Shutdown, reset, and reboot messages are displayed on the remote console.
●When the system starts to come back up, the system boot diagnostics are displayed
on the local console.
●The login screen is displayed on the local console.
2. At the remote console, hang up the modem connection.
3. Log in to the system as root at the local console.
4. To see what is on the ttyb port, enter:
/cms/install/bin/abcadm -k
5. To start a port monitor on ttyb, enter:
/cms/install/bin/abcadm -i -b 9600 ttyb