Subject: RE: Ultra 1 problems (maybe hardware)
To: Sung-Won Chung , 'Andy Isaacson' <adi@hexapodia.org>
From: David Woyciesjes <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 06/27/2002 11:17:08
> From: 	Andy Isaacson
> 
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 01:37:14PM +0900, Sung-Won Chung wrote:
> > When the power is on, monitor remains black, although
> > power connection, keyboard, and monitor has no problem.
> > 
> > Is this Ultra 1 operating in serial console mode in spite of
> > connected keyboard and FFB ?
> > If then, how can I set up Ultra 1 to use keyboard and monitor ?
> 
> If the 'output-device' variable is set correctly, then the machine will
> use serial console and ignore the framebuffer.  Do the keyboard LEDs
> flash when the machine is powered on?  If so, you can try waiting about
> 20 seconds after power-on, then type Stop-A (That means, hold down the
> key labelled "Stop", and press A), then type "setenv output-device
> screen", then "reset".  Of course you're typing blind, so don't make any
> mistakes. :)  If there was no PROM password, you may be rewarded with a
> normal console bootup.
> 
> You could also set up a serial console, but I presume that's difficult
> if you're asking this question -- if my suggestion above doesn't help,
> you'll probably have to get a serial console somehow to test the system.
> You can force the system to use serial console by unplugging the
> keyboard before powering up.
> 
> -andy
> 
	Did you try holding [Stop][N] while you powered it on? That restores
the machine to it's defaults...

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