[SunRescue] SS2 -- blinking caps lock?

[Garten, David N., CTR, OSD/P&R]

Sebastian,
	This section of the SS2 Field Service manual describes LED flashing
(http://docs.sun.com/htmlcoll/coll.690.1/iso-8859-1/SS2FIELDSVC/fsm.chapter2
.html).  I'm afraid it doesn't specifically address the Caps Lock flashing
continuously.  But it might be useful to review.  

This note from the SPARCstation 5 Service Manual is probably relevant
(http://docs.sun.com/ab2/coll.208.1/SMSS5/@Ab2PageView/1495?Ab2Lang=C&Ab2Enc
=iso-8859-1).  
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Note:  
The Caps Lock LED is not used as a failure indicator; it blinks on and off
to indicate that the POSTs are running. The keyboard LED diagnostics feature
described here applies only to a SPARCstation 5 system with a Sun Type-4,
Type-5, or Compact 1 keyboard connected to its keyboard port. The LED
diagnostics do not apply if a different Sun-supported keyboard is connected
to the keyboard port, or if a terminal and its keyboard are used as a main
console instead of a monitor and a Type-4, Type-5, or Compact 1 keyboard. 

This from the U2 manuals
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Table 3-2 Keyboard LED Patterns

Caps Lock  Compose    Scroll Lock    Num Lock       Bit Value    Meaning of
Pattern
  Blink      Off        Off            Off            x000(2)      POST in
progress

I think its waiting on something to respond in the POST sequence.  Try
removing SBus cards and clean/reseat memory.  Console will provide a
significant list of diagnostics on TTYA if you pull the keyboard.  Wish I
had the magic bullet...
V/R

DG

Dave Garten
dgarten at nova.org
dgarten at totalimage.org
Washington, DC


-----Original Message-----
From: Sebastian Marius Kirsch [mailto:skirsch at moebius.inka.de]
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 9:13 AM
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunRescue] SS2 -- blinking caps lock?
Importance: Low


Hello,

I got an SS2 (with PowerUp! Yeah!) that, when I turn it on, flashes all
the LEDs on the keyboard once, and then the caps lock LED flashes
continuously (once or twice a second.) The machine doesn't boot, and
doesn't display anything on its cgsix. Any ideas?

-- 
Yours, Sebastian Kirsch <skirsch at moebius.inka.de>

Real Programmers don't need comments -- the code is obvious.
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