[SunRescue] sun4/110 and ancient monitor

Kurt Nowak knowak at polymail.cpunix.calpoly.edu
Sat Sep 11 21:55:52 CDT 1999


Oh, and also, try cleaning the boards with alcohol. When i first got mine, I
coiuldnt get an image on the screen either, so i figured the boards were
fried...But then I noticed that the solder joints were so caked that some of
them 'jumpered' each other. After cleaning them up the beast came to life!
Just a thought..

Kurt

bobk wrote:

> Hi, I just picked up a sun4/110 (my second one, but I can't get the first
> one, which is in a 3/60 chassis, to work). I am wondering if I can get
> this ANCIENT (circa 1987) monitor, sun part 365-1000-001 to work on it. I
> have the cables, but the sun4/110 has output R G B and S on it, while the
> monitor has R G B H/VH and V on it. I tried connecting first V and then
> h/vh to the S port, but neither resulted in a viewable screen. Any ideas?
>
> Also, I use a sun3 keyboard on this, right?
>
> I wish this thing had come with a drive, Now I am going to have to find
> some lowball scsi to put on it, or netboot it. ugh.
>
> Thanks,
> Damned Yankee Bob Keyes
>
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