[SPARCbook] Just got an RDI PowerLite 50, need some parts and advice...

[kevin kociba]

I might have one of these in the basement (complete machine less HDD and Power
supply)..... will have to check.   I think that 2.6 has the RDI patches,  2.7
not so much, 2.8........ lets not go there!





> From: bhtooefr at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:14:38 -0500
> To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [SPARCbook] Just got an RDI PowerLite 50,	need some parts and
advice...
>
> 16 MiB RAM, dual 524 MB hard drives, 640x480 screen.
>
> I have the parts to make a power adapter, and have connected it to an
> old AT power supply to get +12VDC successfully.
>
> However, the LCD cable is missing from the machine, and the screen may
> be broken. (The display area has horizontal black lines spaced about a
> pixel apart all the way down, I think.)
>
> Does anyone have an LCD cable, or better yet, a 1024x768 screen and
> all the parts necessary to convert to that?
>
> Also, what's the going rate for RAM upgrade boards?
>
> What's the newest version of Solaris that's recommended? Currently,
> the machine is running 2.3, and I see Tadpole's site has drivers for
> 2.5.1. Does 2.6 include the power management drivers and such for the
> PowerLite?
>
> Alternately, how painful would Solaris 7 or 8 be?
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