Re: serial port OK prompt
On 10/01/2008, Geert Stappers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, On a SUN Ultra 5 with Sun keyboard you press 'STOP-A' to get the OK prompt from the OpenPROM ROM software. When the keyboard is removed, console is switched to the serial port. Within minicom, my serial line terminal, I did send the break signal. I was expecting to get the OK prompt, but didn't get it. What is the way to get to the OK prompt when the console is a serial terminal? Actually, if the serial line works properly, you should get other output during boot, such as the OpenPROM version and some mem testing info if I remember it correctly. Check your serial line and make sure the settings are correct. The speed should be 9600 bps (Not 2400 which is a common default value in some terminal software) I don't remember the settings for start/stop bits and flow control, but you should be able to figure that out. Not until the serial line is working correctly and you get that other info, you can send a break signal and get your OK. Btw, in case you didn't know, you send a break signal with Ctrl+Pause/Break. (On a PC keyboard) /Didrik Madheden -BEGIN 2ROT13 MESSAGE- Low Bitrate Netlabel: http://flb.gg8.se/ Blog: http://gameboygenius.8bitcollective.com/ SKRIVA på Lysator. Ditt Ahrvid-fria alternativ: http://lists.lysator.liu.se/mailman/listinfo/korkek?SKRIVA? Sätt på ett par flipflops, vippa på rumpan och gör det här till en minnesvärd sommar! -END 2ROT13 MESSAGE-
Re: Etch on sunblade 150 : installer menus problem
I also had problems getting the kernel to load correctly over network. My solution to this was to connect the sparc over a serial console to some other box. Provided that the terminal on the other side is working correctly, the installation menus will work ok, although they'll be a bit sluggish at 9600 bps. To force the OPB into serial console mode, you need to boot without a keyboard connected. You may also need to give the command output-device without parameters in OPB before trying to do that, since otherwise OPB may ignore the fact that there's no keyboard, and still go into video mode. Tell us your results! /Didrik Madheden On 17/12/2007, Vera Mickael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I try to install etch on a sunblade 150, I reached the stage where I can see the first installer menu. For those who encountered the same problems as me, I used the boot command: boot net video=atyfb:off My problem is that the menu isn't displayed correctly, instead of colors on the border of the menu, special caracters are displayed. The screen's background is white and caracters are printed in black. I can't see which element is selected, there is no element highlighted. It's not possible to install this way. Is there an option to pass to the installer ? Is it possible to disable ncurses ? Thanks, Mickaël -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -BEGIN 2ROT13 MESSAGE- Low Bitrate Netlabel: http://flb.gg8.se/ Blog: http://gameboygenius.8bitcollective.com/ SKRIVA på Lysator. Ditt Ahrvid-fria alternativ: http://lists.lysator.liu.se/mailman/listinfo/korkek?SKRIVA? Sätt på ett par flipflops, vippa på rumpan och gör det här till en minnesvärd sommar! -END 2ROT13 MESSAGE-
Installing over netboot
I'm trying to install Debian on a Blade witht the help of netboot. One annoyance is that for some reason tje image won't load if I'm using the display as the output. I get Remapping the kernel... done. Booting Linux... And nothing else happens. However, if I force it to use a serial console, (By not connecting a keyboard) the installation image boots fine. But the kernel output has these lines: FATAL: Module usbkbd not found. FATAL: Module usbhid not found. FATAL: Module usbserial not found. Could they be related to the boot problem, if so is there a remedy? If not, does it means debian-sparc is missing USB support? But to my real problem. Later on in the installation I get this: Bad archive mirror The specified Debian archive mirror is either not available, or does not have a valid Release file on it. Please try a different mirror. I've tried with several mirrors, same result. Does the netboot image have an obsolete list of mirrors? This is my image: http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-sparc/current/images/sparc64/netboot/2.6/boot.img Thanks in advance. /Didrik Madheden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
