2.At the other Sun system, check the /etc/remote file by changing to the /etc directory and then editing the remote file:

hardwire:/ dv=/dev/term/b:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:

Note - The example shows connection to serial port B.

3.To use serial port A:

a.Copy and paste the serial port B remote file.

b.Modify the serial port B remote file as follows:

hardwire:\ dv=/dev/term/a:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:

4. In a shell window on the Sun system, type tip hardwire.

hostname% tip hardwire

connected

Note - The shell window is now a tip window directed to the serial port of the system being tested. When power is applied to the system being tested, POST messages will be displayed in this window.

5.When POST is completed, disconnect the tip window as follows: a. Open a shell window.

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Sun Microsystems 220R service manual A shell window on the Sun system, type tip hardwire