[Aurora-sparc-user] Sun Netra T1 (105) with Disk Pack .. possible uses??

[Plasma]

Ok .. have swapped the CD Rom for a DVD writer. When I run the text based
setup from the Aurora 2.0 DVD .. a few screens in I get a message saying ...

"Warning - the disk CHS geometry (8637,64,32) does not match the geometry
stored on the disk label (4924.27.133)"

The options were Ignore an Cancel so I've taken Ignore but wondered what the
implications of this might be?

Cheers 

Kevin


(PS. Can see lots more questions coming for me in the not too distant
future!) :o)



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[mailto:aurora-sparc-user-bounces at lists.auroralinux.org] On Behalf Of Plasma
Sent: 24 March 2007 15:22
To: 'Aurora user discussion'
Subject: RE: [Aurora-sparc-user] Sun Netra T1 (105) with Disk Pack ..
possible uses??

Houston we have lift off ..... Phoned a friend who's a Sun engineer, turns
out thru the emulation program I was using its ALT-B not CTRL-B ... lol ..
anyway I've now reset the environment settings and disabled auto boot. Just
need to replace the CD with a DVD rom then find my Aurora 2.0 disk! :)

Kevin

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Sent: 24 March 2007 14:06
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Subject: RE: [Aurora-sparc-user] Sun Netra T1 (105) with Disk Pack ..
possible uses??

Thanks for that Jos, at least I know where I should be doing the escape
character. I've tried with ProComm Plus and with HyperTerminal but neither
are able to get me to the "ok" prompt. I get the Open Boot message then
"Initialising Memory /" but it just ignores any sequence I send it and
continues to boot Solaris. I'm also using a genuine blue Cisco Console
cable, I'm going to try from a different PC and maybe some other Terminal
emulation programs see if that helps.

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:aurora-sparc-user-bounces at lists.auroralinux.org] On Behalf Of Jos
van der Ende
Sent: 24 March 2007 13:31
To: aurora-sparc-user at lists.auroralinux.org
Subject: Re: [Aurora-sparc-user] Sun Netra T1 (105) with Disk Pack ..
possible uses??

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:37:18 -0000
"Plasma" <plasma.m at ukonline.co.uk> wrote:

> Netra t1 (UltraSPARC-IIi 440MHz), No Keyboard
> OpenBoot 3.10.24 ME, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #11725577.
> Ethernet address 8:0:20:b2:eb:9, Host ID: 80b2eb09.

Once you reach this point, and before Solaris boots (which is
what happens now), you should generate a break over the serial
line. How that is done depends entirely on your terminal
emulator, but control-A or control-B are common.

If done correctly, you should see a prompt like this:

OK>

That is the OBP. When installing a system, I usually execute the
following two commands:

set-defaults
setenv auto-boot? false

The first resets the system to its factory defaults, and the second
prevents the starting of the OS on powerup, making it more convenient
to boot from a different medium.


Also, when using a Netra t1, make sure you have the correct serial
cable. A 'rollover cable' (also known as a 'cisco cable') works best
for me. This is a (usually flat) cable with RJ45 jacks on both ends,
but unlike a normal UTP cable, the jacks are wired reversed of each
other. (Not to be confused with a cross cable, which only has read
and write reversed.)


Jos
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