Re: A few, somewhat-quick questions..

"Scott Kindorf (KCG)" <scottkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello!

I have recently received a Sun Ultra10 and an Ultra 1 Creator. Neither
system boots reliably. I have downloaded the Solaris 9 bits for the Ultra
1
and the Solaris 10 bits for the Ultra 10. I can not reliably install
either
OS on either system.

In concentrating on the U-10, I decided that I would try to install a
larger
HD (30GB Seagate) than the 9GB drive that was in the box when I received
it;
I also decided to try to install Ubuntu 7.10 Server on that system to
validate the hardware changes.

From all appearances and several kernel failure alerts from the Ubuntu
install, it appears that the power supply (250W) is inadequate for the
newer
HD.

So, the question is: Can I simply swap-out a standard PC power supply for
this system that has more wattage? All of the cabling seems to match
ATX-compliant power supplies and I do have some spares floating around
here.
Is it safe to assume that the power supply in this Sun Ultra 10 is indeed
a
match for a standard ATX power supply?

Unless the power supply is simply going up I've used 60 GB and 80 GB Hard
Drives in Ultra 10s with no problems as long as Solaris 8 or higher was
being used. Solaris 2.6 and earlier don't seem to see the full capacity of
big drives.

The fact that Solaris 9 and 10 are failing to load at all may point to other
system problems.
What do you mean when you say you can't "reliably" install the OS?

If you can connect via serial port and run the Ultra 10 through extended
diags maybe something will pop up.

Trinean


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