Re: Mapping BIOS interface from VGA to serial
From: John-Paul Stewart (jpstewart_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 08/02/03
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Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 11:17:28 -0400
Jack Patteeuw wrote:
>
> I work in a medium sized shop supporting Solaris and Tru64 on SPARC and
> Alpha. We have 3 sites, in 2 cities and only 2 people to support about
> 60+ systems, so keeping things simple and common are the only way we can
> keep our sanity.
>
> There is a lot of discussion about going to Linux especially as Alpha
> approaches end of life (but boy, are there some deals on used hardware
> now !)
>
> We currently use an old DEC software product called Console Manager that
> allows us to connect the serial ports from multiple servers through some
> terminal server back to one system where we can control everything. It
> is simple, it is cheap and it works, so don't suggest changing to
> anything different.
>
> I know most new Intel "servers" can map their BIOS output to COM1 and
> after Linux is loaded re-directing its output to COM1 is not a big deal.
>
> Here is my question. Can anyone recommend a VGA "simulator" board with
> a serial connection that maps VGA screen sequences to VT100 so we can
> continue to use our current setup with older and/or "non-server" Intel
> hardware ?
RealWeasel. http://www.realweasel.com/intro.html
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