Re: Ultra 80 opinions (and a Sun Ray question)

From: CJT (abujlehc_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 04/25/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 22:26:52 GMT

Michael Dombrowski wrote:

> On 27 Feb 2004 11:08:24 -0800, banditstan2000@yahoo.co.uk (Garry)
> wrote:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>I'm looking to get an Ultra 80 (e450 is too big) to run one or more
>>Sun Rays, so the Ultra 80 will be tucked away in a cupboard, i'm
>>guessing it will be terribly loud so I want it where I cannot hear it
>>;-), so generally speaking, will an Ultra 80 be OK in an enclosed
>>area, or will it need more ventilation?
>>
>>Another thing, will it turn itself off in the event of it getting too
>>hot? I'd much rather it did that than explode...
>>
>>And onto the Sun Ray thing, can I do everything I need to do with
>>Smart cards from a Sun Ray, or do you need a card reader on a
>>workstation?
>>
>>Any other misc opinions on Ultra 80 / Sun Ray very welcome.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Garry
>
>
> Regarding the Sun Ray, I was running one directly connected to a
> rather beefy U30 and had audio skipping problems.
>
> Mike
>

I have run three simultaneously off an Ultra 5 with _no_ skipping.
Video, too.

The trick is to set autoup=240 in /etc/system. See Cockcroft &
Pettit, Sun Performance and Tuning, at page 333-4 for a discussion
of why this is appropriate and what it does. 

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