[UFO Chicago] another question...

Sean Neakums sneakums@ufo.chicago.il.us
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:30:21 +0100


commence  Peter A. Peterson II  quotation:
> I'm trying to install Debian GNU/Linux on an old Sparcserver 1000 --
> but I dont' have a Sun monitor or keyboard -- just a tty connected.
> How can I access OpenBoot in order to boot from CD?

Is the SparcServer a Sparc or UltraSparc mahcine?  I think only the
UltraSParc (64-bit) machines have OpenBoot.  Hitting Break on the
attached TTY (a laptop running a terminal emulator) definitely works
on the E250 we have here to get to the ok prompt.  Perhaps the Sparc
machines' firmware is accessed in a different manner?

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