I run an SS2 with no console monitor or Sun kbd. Plug a VT-100 or
equivalent (Wyse-60) into serial port A and give it a shot. Even a
PC running terminal works. Use a null modem cable between the
two.
----- Original Message -----
From: Horst von Brand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Michael L. O'Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: UltraLinux List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: diskless & headless
> "Michael L. O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > Hey lucky me! I'm the new owner of a SS1. Problem is it doesn't have a
> > monitor nor a harddrive. But it does have a floppy. Oh joy! So I've
> > read the diskless-HOWTO and it seems fairly straightforward (famous last
> > words), but I couldn't find any info on running it headless. Can
someone
> > point me in the right direction? Also do you have any words of wisdom
on
> > either topic? -m
>
> You need to get a monitor and keyboard, AFAIR it just won't boot if it
> hasn't got its screen + kbd if set up that way. Newer machines at least
> can be set up to use a serial tty, but if that one is gone, the machine is
> reset (Stop-A equivalent).
>
> The hardrive should be any old SCSI disk that takes the connectors, there
> are all sorts of cables with different connectors on their ends. My SS1+
> (long dead) had 2 x 105MB disks internal and 300MB external. The 105MB
> disks had a tendency to stick, so not to be recommended. We ran a machine
> with a Mac disk from a scrapheap for a while ;-)
>
> Check carefully, I seem to remember that those machines are not (yet?)
> supported.
>
> Take a peek at http://www.sunhelp.com, I have been told there is
> _everything_ known to man about old Suns there.
> --
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