[rescue] SparcStation 20 keyboard failure
Bill Bradford
rescue at sunhelp.org
Fri Oct 26 19:29:01 CDT 2001
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
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX
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