[UFO Chicago] another question...

[Sean Neakums]

commence  Sean Neakums  quotation:
> 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?

Installation Manual:
	http://192.18.99.138/801-2893-13/801-2893-13.pdf
System Service Manual:
	http://192.18.99.138/801-2895-15/801-2895-15.pdf

According to the Service Manual, the SparcServer 1000 does have an
OpenBoot PROM, so I don't understand why Break doesn't work.

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