Sparc LX Serial Port via getty on Linux

[Richard Robbins]

I've got a Sparc LX and am having problems using the serial ports.

I'd like to be able to put a computer with a terminal emulator on the serial
port. Assume that I've also got a monitor and keyboard attached to the
system so that the serial port is not the console port.

I am running Redhat Linux, version 6.2.

My /etc/inittab file contains the following line:

7:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS0 DT9600 vt100

A similar configuration works well on an Intel/Linux computer that I am also
running.

I've got a null modem cable running from the LX to the serial port of my
notebook computer.

There is no evidence of any commnication between the LX and the terminal
emulator.

I'm more than a little stuck. Your guidance would be greatly appreciated.

-- Rich Robbins