Subject: RE: Ultra 1 problems (maybe hardware)
To: None <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
From: Sung-Won Chung <swchung7@hotmail.com>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 06/28/2002 06:58:19
Hi, David and Andy

Thank you very much for your helpful advices.
By pressing stop-N, monitor turned on and there is no problem.
Thanks again,

Sung-Won

>From: David Woyciesjes <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
>To: Sung-Won Chung <swchung7@hotmail.com>, 'Andy Isaacson' 
><adi@hexapodia.org>
>CC: port-sparc64@netbsd.org
>Subject: RE: Ultra 1 problems (maybe hardware)
>Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:17:08 -0400
>
> > 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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