[c-nsp] Sup720: dumb question

[Aaron]

Assuming you have the correct pinouts (rolled) or the correct console
cable. Have you tried a different cable? Do you have any issues connecting
to another cisco device? Try to rule out bad
cables/connectors/usb-to-serial, etc.

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:

>
>   Yes, most definitely.  I've no clue why it's not talking to my
> terminal.  I was wondering if maybe the two Sup720s I have were somehow
> configured as
>
>           -Dave
>
> On 02/17/2016 02:45 PM, Jared Mauch wrote:
> > The key question is what software are you attempting to boot and what
> images are in the bootflash/sup-bootflash/disk0: etc
> >
> > Having console output here is key to understanding what’s going on.
> >
> > - Jared
> >
> >> On Feb 17, 2016, at 1:52 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>  Hey folks.  This is sure to be a dumb question, but I'm stumped.  I am
> >> new to the 6500/7600 platform, but not new to Cisco in general.
> >>
> >>  I've received a 7603 chassis with a Sup720 and I'm trying to get it
> >> running.  I get nothing at all on the console port when I power it up.
> >> Known-good cabling, etc.  All the LEDs eventually turn green and things
> >> look good otherwise.  No amount of poking/prodding/power-cycling will
> >> produce any output on the console port.
> >>
> >>  At first I thought maybe I just got a fried Sup720 board, but I have a
> >> second one from another source, also represented as being functional,
> >> and it exhibits identical behavior.
> >>
> >>  There's no CF card installed in either Sup720 board. (haven't gotten
> >> that far..)
> >>
> >>  Am I missing something?
> >>
> >>  Also...I have an existing 6503; the 7603 chassis looks identical to
> >> the 6503.  Are they in fact interchangeable?
> >>
> >>               Thanks,
> >>               -Dave
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> >> New Kensington, PA
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