Bug 158384 – SGI Octane machines do not require MiniDIN8 --> RS-232 serial cable

• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
• Product: [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org

[Description Jens Seidel 2006-12-17 09:00:30 UTC]

Hi,

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-mips.xml?part=1&chap=2
mentions that SGI machines require a "MiniDIN8 --> RS-232 serial cable".

That's not true. My SGI Octane has an ordinary PC compatible serial port.

Jens

[Comment 1 nm (RETIRED) 2006-12-17 10:14:24 UTC]

CCing the MIPS team for review, help, etc. You guys have any comments? :)

[Comment 2 Stephen Becker (RETIRED) 2006-12-17 10:23:30 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> CCing the MIPS team for review, help, etc. You guys have any comments? :)
> 

It seems pretty nit-picky to bother filing bugs for things which anyone who has a shred of common sense could figure out, but whatever.  Redhatter is our docs man...up to him.

[Comment 3 nm (RETIRED) 2006-12-17 10:41:30 UTC]

CCing redhatter instead.

[Comment 4 Stuart Longland (RETIRED) 2006-12-17 13:42:18 UTC]

Some SGI machines do.  Namely the Indigo2, Indy, Challenge S and other machines of a similar age.

The O2, Octane/Octane2, and possibly Origin200/2000, have more modern DB9 connectors.

The obvious lesson here, is to look at the back of your machine, and decide whether this statement applies to you or not. :-)

As such, I don't see much point in changing the docs here.

[Comment 5 Jens Seidel 2006-12-17 14:59:59 UTC]

Indeed, some SGI machine have a DB9 port and other have a MiniDin8 one.

The document contains:
"Note:  SGI machines use a MiniDIN 8 connector for the serial ports."

Why not just pretend a "Some"?

It's trivial, proper and correct in contrast to the current text.