[rescue] SparcStation 20 keyboard failure

[Bill Bradford]

On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 04:13:51PM -0700, Rachel B wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a sparcstation 20 that has a bad keyboard.  I
> need to get a replacement fast.  The sparc rebooted
> and had a problem with one of the drives.  I need to
> run fsck on it but no keyboard.  I have a couple of
> dumb terminals(VT320 and VT510 I may have the numbers
> mixed up)  Will either of these work.  If not can
> anyone recommend where to get one as soon as possible.

Sure - connect one of the serial terminals, with a null-modem
cable (or cable and adapter) to the first serial port (usually
marked "A" or "A/B").  Disconnect the keyboard.  Configure the
terminal for 9600 N81, and turn on the system.  The serial terminal
is now your system console.

Bill

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Bill Bradford
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Austin, TX