[SunRescue] 386i/250 booting

[Gregory Leblanc]

Try ti L1-A keys together, or the STOP-A keys together.  That should do it.
	Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sac65531 at saclink.csus.edu [mailto:sac65531 at saclink.csus.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 12:03 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: RE: [SunRescue] 386i/250 booting
> 
> 
> hi thanks...
> 
> i have peeked into the FAQ and i am a little flustered to say 
> the least. 
> let me start by saying (if it is not already clearly evident) 
> that i am 
> *not* by any stretch of the term "knowledgable" about 
> unix/solaris/sun systems. that being my whining disclaimer...
> 
> i am not getting what i have read or been told by others to be the 
> 
> "prom prompt"  not the "OK prompt".
> 
> the screen comes up with the progress bar, and the first thing to 
> come up is the "Auto-boot in progress " followed by "sd (0,2,0)".
> 
> i take this to mean that it is auto-booting from the hd and 
> that being 
> the case i am too late in the process to perform a single user boot.
> 
> i am wondering how to stop it from auto-booting... or do i need to 
> pop the hood, swap some jumpers...???
> 
> lost,
> carl
> 
> 
> From:           	Gregory Leblanc <GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu>
> To:             	"'rescue at sunhelp.org'" <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject:        	RE: [SunRescue] 386i/250 booting
> Date sent:      	Sun, 12 Mar 2000 11:40:17 -0800
> Send reply to:  	rescue at sunhelp.org
> 
> > Try booting into single user mode (boot -s).  If you read 
> the Solaris2
> > FAQ, there's a file that you can "touch", IIRC, that will let you go
> > through and re-configure just about everything.  I just 
> can't remember the
> > file/command to do that.  It IS in the FAQ, though.
> >  Greg
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: sac65531 at saclink.csus.edu [mailto:sac65531 at saclink.csus.edu]
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 11:20 AM
> > > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > > Subject: [SunRescue] 386i/250 booting
> > > 
> > > 
> > > the machine seems to start fine, but when it attempts to start 
> > > services it stops with these messages:
> > > 
> > > ie0: problem with network connection. Check cables and 
> tranceivers.
> > > 
> > > yp: server not responding for domain "olympus"; still trying.
> > > 
> > > this machine was previously attached to a network and no 
> doubt it is
> > > looking for it. i want to set it up as a stand alone for 
> now... but i
> > > don't know how to get into it to change the settings.
> > > 
> > > i am also wondering if this might be evidence of the dreaded 
> > > NVRAM failure i have read about in some other threads.
> > > 
> > > thanks,
> > > carl
> > > 
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