Re: Newbie question about Sun keyboards

From: Dave Uhring (daveuhring_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:47:52 -0500

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:04:57 -0500, Jason Ash wrote:

> CJT <abujlehc@prodigy.net> waxed eloquent in
> news:41466C8D.5090604@prodigy.net:

>> If you have a PC around you can use the Sparcstation via the serial
>> port and network connections. Lots of Sun servers don't even have
>> video cards (frame buffers in Sun parlance).
>>
>
> Any pointers on how to do this? And would I be able to load the OS this
> way?
>
> I am presuming I would run a Null Modem cable from the serial on the
> SparcStation to the PC, then use HyperTerm or the like?

You require either a null modem cable or an ordinary PC/Modem cable with a
null modem adapter, available at Radio Shack.

Set your terminal emulator, TeraTerm Pro BTW is much better than
HyperTerminal, to 9600-8N1. Connect the cable between TTY-A on the Sun
and the PC. Power up the SS5 and you should get to an "ok" prompt.

If the SS5 has a CD-ROM drive you can now install Solaris.

ok boot cdrom

If you network the machines and have an X server available on Windows you
can use it to get to a graphical login on the SS5.

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