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From: christos@nyc.deshaw.com (Christos Zoulas)
Subject: Re: Sparc/NetBSD: Switching to serial console when you *really* have to!
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In article <rreiner.869242843@nexus.yorku.ca> rreiner@fscinternet.com writes:
>
>Request: boot PROM keystroke sequence to accomplish the above blindly.
>First keystrokes will of course be 'n ENTER' to enter 'new' mode in the
>boot PROM ...  and then what?

setenv ttya-rts-dtr-off false
setenv ttya-ignore-cd true
setenv ttya-mode 9600,8,n,1,-
setenv output-device ttya
setenv input-device ttya

christos