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Tony Sequeira

2006-09-11, 1:31 pm

Sunfire 280R. Used for a project that is now complete. Solaris 8
installed.

Everyone who knew the root password for the machine has left and not
available.

No direct console connection, no Sun keyboard. Shares a standard PC
keyboard and console with an AS400 (Hyperterminal).

How to get to the OK prompt, so as to boot from Solaris 10 DVD?
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Michael Vilain

2006-09-11, 7:42 pm

In article <1157995854.3156.6.camel@comet.sequestor.lan>,
Tony Sequeira <tony@sequeira.org.uk> wrote:

> Sunfire 280R. Used for a project that is now complete. Solaris 8
> installed.
>
> Everyone who knew the root password for the machine has left and not
> available.
>
> No direct console connection, no Sun keyboard. Shares a standard PC
> keyboard and console with an AS400 (Hyperterminal).
>
> How to get to the OK prompt, so as to boot from Solaris 10 DVD?


Send BREAK to the serial line. That should get you the OK prompt.

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tony.sequeira@gmail.com

2006-09-12, 1:26 pm

Michael Vilain wrote:
> In article <1157995854.3156.6.camel@comet.sequestor.lan>,
> Tony Sequeira <tony@sequeira.org.uk> wrote:
>
[...][vbcol=seagreen]
>
> Send BREAK to the serial line. That should get you the OK prompt.


Thanks Michael,

Forgive my ignorance, but how do I do that?

Regards.

jpd

2006-09-12, 1:26 pm

Begin <1158070853.565752.69760@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>
On 2006-09-12, tony.sequeira@gmail.com <tony.sequeira@gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael Vilain wrote:
>
> Forgive my ignorance, but how do I do that?


Look in the documentation of your terminal emulator. It should tell you.


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Tony Sequeira

2006-09-12, 1:26 pm

On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 14:32 +0000, jpd wrote:
> Begin <1158070853.565752.69760@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>
> On 2006-09-12, tony.sequeira@gmail.com <tony.sequeira@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Look in the documentation of your terminal emulator. It should tell you.
>
>

Thanks. I'll have a browse when I have a spare moment. Hate to see
this machine go to waste, so have elected to attempt to make use of it,
as long as it doesn't impact paid for work.
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S. Anthony Sequeira
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You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.
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Tony Sequeira

2006-09-16, 1:43 pm

On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 12:42 -0700, Michael Vilain wrote:
> In article <1157995854.3156.6.camel@comet.sequestor.lan>,
> Tony Sequeira <tony@sequeira.org.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Send BREAK to the serial line. That should get you the OK prompt.


Thanks, worked a treat.
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S. Anthony Sequeira
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The Celts invented two things, Whiskey and self-destruction.
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