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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: TS-7250 seems inoperative
From: "Mike Dodd" <>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:01:09 -0000
--- In  "Mike Dodd" <> wrote:
>
> I'll try connecting a serial null modem from a Linux box to the 7250, and see 
> if I can get a good login. For sure, I don't trust the Windows laptop with 
> the USB-serial cable.

Well.... Bad news.

I confirmed that the serial port on the Linux box can talk to the USB-serial 
cable on the laptop at 115 kbps -- minicom on Linux, HyperTerm on Windows. Good 
data in both directions, one key at a time from the other end.

HOWEVER, neither 7250 will log me in on the serial port. I see the standard 
boot-up messages, but there is NO response when I type 'root' at the login 
prompt. On the 'operator' 7250 (network name, static IP), I can log into 
Telnet, and the serial console displays additional messages. I can 'shutdown -h 
now' on the Telnet console, and the serial console displays the shutdown 
messages. The serial port is configured 8N1, 115200bps.

Here is a link to the full minicom session 
<http://mdodd.com/files/minicom_7250.txt> and here is a link to the Telnet 
session <http://mdodd.com/files/telnet_7250.txt>.

The tail-end of the minicom session, showing the serial login attempt and 
messages resulting from Telnet activity looks like this:

----------------
Starting telnetd...
Starting apache.../www/apache/bin/apachectl start: httpd started

Technologic Systems TS-LINUX/arm 7.0
operator login: root [NO RESPONSE ON SERIAL PORT]

THIS SHOWED UP WHEN I LOGGED INTO THE 7250 USING TELNET---> login[81]: root 
login  on `pts/0'

ls -l [NO RESPONSE ON SERIAL PORT]

THIS SHOWED UP WHEN I ISSUED 'SHUTDOWN -H NOW' ON TELNET ---> login[82]: root 
login  on `pts/0'

INIT: Switching to runlevel: 0
INIT: Sending proó
The system is going down NOW !!
Sending SIGTERM to all processes.
INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
Sending SIGKILL to all processes.
System halted.
----------------

I'm stumped. Why won't either 7250 log me in on the serial port?

--- Mike




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