Troubleshooting

If, after following these directions, you cannot establish a remote debug connection, this guide may help:

┌────────────────────┬────────────────────┬────────────────────┐
│Symptom             │Problem             │Solution            │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
│Modem rings, but    │Modem not set for   │check modem         │
│doesn't answer      │auto-answer         │programming (look   │
│                    │                    │for AA light on     │
│                    │                    │modem).             │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
│... " ... " ...     │Phone line not      │Plug in telephone   │
│                    │connected to modem  │line to modem.      │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
│Modem answers, but  │Retail kernel       │Remove RETAIL kernel│
│no response from    │installed           │and install DEBUG   │
│debug kernel        │                    │kernel              │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
│... " ... " ...     │Data cable not      │Connect data cable  │
│                    │connected properly  │from modem to MUT.  │
│                    │                    │plug into COM2 if   │
│                    │                    │MUT has more than   │
│                    │                    │one serial port     │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
│User at the remote  │Modem not locked at │check modem         │
│modem sees "garbage"│9600 bps            │configuration       │
│on screen, unable to│                    │                    │
│control debug       │                    │                    │
│session             │                    │                    │
├────────────────────┼────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
│... " ... " ...     │Debug Kernel not    │Add .B 9600T to     │
│                    │operating at 9600   │KDB.INI file (create│
│                    │BPS                 │file if needed, in  │
│                    │                    │root directory of   │
│                    │                    │boot drive). Re-boot│
│                    │                    │MUT.                │
└────────────────────┴────────────────────┴────────────────────┘


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