[SunRescue] IPX

[Michael C. Vergallen]

On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Tim Hauber wrote:

> rescue at sunhelp.org,Internet writes:
> >Hello,
> >
> >Much to my surprise, I inherited a Sparc IPX today and attempted to see
> >if it works.  I have a Sun monitor, but no keyboard or mouse for this
> >machine.  I plugged in the screen and it stays black for a few moments,
> >then the screen flashes "no keyboard found, using serial A for input" or
> >something along those lines.  The HD spins up, and everything stays
> >black on the screen.  Could this be a DOA unit?  The drive was probably
> >formatted before it was trashed, but if my memory serves me correctly of
> >my SUN3 days, even if there is no keyboard the machine should still drop
> >me to the PROM.  Is it possible that this PROM is configured to use a
> >higher resolution than my monitor can support?
Depends on how the system was setup simply hook a terminal up to serial A
and boot it up. Normally ones you get to prom it should boot but if you
have no kb on the system it disables the output to the head. If you have a
Sun Keyboard just plug it in and boot... 
> 
> If you have a terminal and/or another 'puter with terminal capabilities,
> the machine is probably talking in/out the serial port, and the output is
> fairly detailed if the machine sucessfully gets to the Prom.  Is the
> memory 72 pin? (I have seen a Sparc IPX with 30 Pin, or maybe it was a
> Xerox relabel.) 
IPX has 30 pin and one 72 pin if my memory serves me correctly.

Michael
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