Re: root password on Qube 2700WG?

From: Elias (nospam_at_charter.net)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:56:42 -0800

Markus Strangl wrote:
> 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
>

I really don't know if the cases are the same. I doubt it though.

The docs on the Sun website only go back to the Qube 2.
http://www.sun.com/hardware/serverappliances/documentation/discontinued.html#1

The basic idea is that you need to connect via ethernet the Qube and
another system. Then boot the other system from the CD-ROM (which you
made from the iso you downloaded) to load the Qube image over the
network. The only catch is that not all ethernet cards are supported.
  You'll just have to keep trying until you find one that works. I'm
just not sure what the list of supported cards for the Qube 1 install is.

Elias