Re: Sun Ultra 2 no ok prompt
From: Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 02:17:23 GMT
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>> I bought a SUN Ultra 2 Enterprise 297MHz, 1GB RAM from ebay. Booted up
>> no problem. Took computer apart to see how it goes together. Cleaned
>> out what little dust it had. Looked pretty clean.
>> Boots up to the "Initializing Memory". Once finished the line is blank
>> with no "ok" prompt. Took out all the memmory and tested it on a
>> working system at work. Memmory is good. Put in a good working
>> harddrive from work. Still no "ok" prompt.
>> Tried using "Stop and A" on bootup before "Initializing Memory" and I
>> got the "ok" prompt. Typed in "set-defaults" pressed enter and got a
>> "VRAM" message. Then I typed in "reset-all" system reboots but hangs
>> after the "initializing memory" still no "ok" prompt.
>> Is it the motherboard? Should I sell the good parts back to ebay? I
>> need help. I am trying to teach myself Sun PC's and Solaris.
>>
>>
>>
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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 02:17:23 GMT
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Daniel Morgan wrote:
> rleenshs1 wrote: >
>> I bought a SUN Ultra 2 Enterprise 297MHz, 1GB RAM from ebay. Booted up
>> no problem. Took computer apart to see how it goes together. Cleaned
>> out what little dust it had. Looked pretty clean.
>> Boots up to the "Initializing Memory". Once finished the line is blank
>> with no "ok" prompt. Took out all the memmory and tested it on a
>> working system at work. Memmory is good. Put in a good working
>> harddrive from work. Still no "ok" prompt.
>> Tried using "Stop and A" on bootup before "Initializing Memory" and I
>> got the "ok" prompt. Typed in "set-defaults" pressed enter and got a
>> "VRAM" message. Then I typed in "reset-all" system reboots but hangs
>> after the "initializing memory" still no "ok" prompt.
>> Is it the motherboard? Should I sell the good parts back to ebay? I
>> need help. I am trying to teach myself Sun PC's and Solaris.
>>
>>
>>
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>> rleenshs1
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> > Sun Ultras are not Oracle products. Reask your question at: > comp.unix.solaris. >
I agree with Daniel - there are several good NGs under comp.sys.sun that can answer your question.
I ran into a similar thing when I opened my Ultra5 a few years back. Acccording to a buddy who used to work at Sun, apparently (at least on mine) after opening the case there is a "magic something" in the NVRAM that wants to be reset. Internal timer sits at the blank blinking cursor for 15 minutes before that reset occurs unless you know the voodoo incantation to start it earlier. (Whether BS or not, I finally turned it on overnight and it did come back on it's own.)
/Hans Received on Mon Mar 29 2004 - 04:17:23 CEST