SunPCI III on SunBlade 100

From: Andreas Hoeschler (ahoesch_at_smartsoft.de)
Date: 04/30/04

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    Dear managers,

    > we have just installed a SunPCI III in a SunBlade 100. We installed
    > the software and started
    >
    > /opt/SUNspci3/bin/sunpci
    >
    > We created a new emulated drive DOS of 2048 MByte. After creating the
    > drive the sunpci software reboots. The documentation says we should
    > see the OpenDOS prompt now, but all we get is a white screen in the
    > SUNPCI window and a blinking cursor at the lower left corner of the
    > window. Nothing else happens. A windows CD is inserted into the CD
    > rowm drive ready to be installed from. How do we proceed from here?
    > Anybody else encountered the white screen? We have not atached a
    > monitor to the SUNPCI card. Should we attach one? I expected the DOS
    > prompt to appear in the SUN PCI window. Is this a wrong assumption?

    I was trying this with Solaris 9 and GNOME. In the meanwhile I tried
    the same with a CDE session and had much more luck. I can boot DOS now.
    It appears to be a problem of the color depths (the white screen).
    Obviously DOS was booted but I could not see it.

    How can I alter the resolution and the color depth on a SunBlade 100? I
    used to know that but I currently don't remember the procedure.

    Thanks!

    Regards,

       Andreas
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