Re: root password on Qube 2700WG?

From: Markus Strangl (devnull_at_strangl.de)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:38:24 +0100

Elias wrote:
> Markus Strangl wrote:
>
>> I just bought a used Qube1 2700WG, and the seller didn't
>> give me the administrator passwords.. is there a known
>> backdoor or similar into the box?
>> Second, are there still any spare parts available for this
>> Qube1? I need the grey plastic base...
>> Thanks for any hints.

> I think your best option is to reinstall the OS on the Qube. That way
> you can clear out anything that the previous owner had installed and get
> a good clean system to start with.
>
> ftp://ftp.cobalt.sun.com/pub/iso/
> *960-STD201001U All mips(RaQ 1 and Qube 1) English

Thanks, just downloading that...
How do I install that software? The Qube doesnt have any video or
keyboard, not to mention no CD drive... do I have to put the harddisk
into another computer to initialize it?

> Spare parts are going to be hard to find for a Qube 1. Ebay is good
> place to start.

I've been looking around a bit, but to no avail. Can you tell me whether
the case of the three Qubes is identical? Could a base of a Qube2/3 also
fit?

Yours
        Markus

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