RE: Sun Netra T1 (105) with Disk Pack .. possible uses??

Thanks for that Jos, at least I know where I should be doing the escape
character. I've tried with ProComm Plus and with HyperTerminal but neither
are able to get me to the "ok" prompt. I get the Open Boot message then
"Initialising Memory /" but it just ignores any sequence I send it and
continues to boot Solaris. I'm also using a genuine blue Cisco Console
cable, I'm going to try from a different PC and maybe some other Terminal
emulation programs see if that helps.

Kevin

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van der Ende
Sent: 24 March 2007 13:31
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Subject: Re: [Aurora-sparc-user] Sun Netra T1 (105) with Disk Pack ..
possible uses??

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:37:18 -0000
"Plasma" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Netra t1 (UltraSPARC-IIi 440MHz), No Keyboard
> OpenBoot 3.10.24 ME, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #11725577.
> Ethernet address 8:0:20:b2:eb:9, Host ID: 80b2eb09.

Once you reach this point, and before Solaris boots (which is
what happens now), you should generate a break over the serial
line. How that is done depends entirely on your terminal
emulator, but control-A or control-B are common.

If done correctly, you should see a prompt like this:

OK>

That is the OBP. When installing a system, I usually execute the
following two commands:

set-defaults
setenv auto-boot? false

The first resets the system to its factory defaults, and the second
prevents the starting of the OS on powerup, making it more convenient
to boot from a different medium.


Also, when using a Netra t1, make sure you have the correct serial
cable. A 'rollover cable' (also known as a 'cisco cable') works best
for me. This is a (usually flat) cable with RJ45 jacks on both ends,
but unlike a normal UTP cable, the jacks are wired reversed of each
other. (Not to be confused with a cross cable, which only has read
and write reversed.)


Jos
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