Problem with MAGMA PCI serial card: tip port0 link down

From: Richard Skelton (Richard.Skelton@infineon.com)
Date: Tue Jun 13 2006 - 05:33:55 EDT


Hi,
I have a MAGMA 4 port PCI serial card which I am trying to use to
connect to the console of an Ultra 30
Using a 3-wire cable and running tip I get:-
# tip port0
link down
If I make a loopback cable as per the user manual figure 5 I can run the
diag /opt/MAGMA/bin/loopback
and then tip will work to the Ultra30 with a 3 wire cable until the
board is power cycled.
http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/pciserial/pdf/pci_serial_manual.pdf
Reading the FAQ:-
http://www.mobl.com/expansion/support/faqs/sbus/sun.htm
I should be able to use setport to enable console attachment using :-
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport 0-3 9600 cs8 -parenb -parodd -crtscts msvr -DTR
msvr -RTS -hangup
But I still get "link down"

Making a cable exactly as in figure 6 is very fiddly (as the RJ45 pins 6
and 8 have to be linked) and I was hoping to use a simple 3 wire cable
as I use for ttya and ttyb.

This is my /etc/remote file:-
# cat /etc/remote
cuab:dv=/dev/cua/b:br#2400
dialup1|Dial-up system:\
   :pn=2015551212:tc=UNIX-2400:
hardwire:\
   :dv=/dev/term/b:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:
porta:\
   :dv=/dev/term/a:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:

port0:\
   :dv=/dev/term/0:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:
port1:\
   :dv=/dev/term/1:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:
port2:\
   :dv=/dev/term/2:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:
port3:\
   :dv=/dev/term/3:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$:oe=^D:

This is the output from the above setport command:-
# /opt/MAGMA/bin/setport 0-3 9600 cs8 -parenb -parodd -crtscts msvr -DTR
msvr -RTS -hangup
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport (msvr)
Signal I/O Level
--- --- ----
DSR IN LOW
CTS IN LOW
CD IN LOW
DTR OUT LOW
RTS OUT LOW
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport (msvr)
Signal I/O Level
--- --- ----
DSR IN LOW
CTS IN LOW
CD IN LOW
DTR OUT LOW
RTS OUT LOW
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport (msvr)
Signal I/O Level
--- --- ----
DSR IN LOW
CTS IN LOW
CD IN LOW
DTR OUT LOW
RTS OUT LOW
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport (msvr)
Signal I/O Level
--- --- ----
DSR IN LOW
CTS IN LOW
CD IN LOW
DTR OUT LOW
RTS OUT LOW
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport (msvr)
Signal I/O Level
--- --- ----
DSR IN LOW
CTS IN LOW
CD IN LOW
DTR OUT LOW
RTS OUT LOW
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport (msvr)
Signal I/O Level
--- --- ----
DSR IN LOW
CTS IN LOW
CD IN LOW
DTR OUT LOW
RTS OUT LOW
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport (msvr)
Signal I/O Level
--- --- ----
DSR IN LOW
CTS IN LOW
CD IN LOW
DTR OUT LOW
RTS OUT LOW
/opt/MAGMA/bin/setport (msvr)
Signal I/O Level
--- --- ----
DSR IN LOW
CTS IN LOW
CD IN LOW
DTR OUT LOW
RTS OUT LOW

-- 
Cheers
Richard Skelton
Richard.Skelton@infineon.com
Infineon Technologies UK Ltd
Infineon House
Great Western Court
Hunts Ground Road
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8HP
Tel +44(0)117 9528808
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