From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 19 18:53:58 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D757A16A4CE for ; Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:53:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail28.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail28.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A12C43D45 for ; Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:53:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com) Received: (qmail 9308 invoked from network); 19 Feb 2005 18:53:58 -0000 Received: from gate.funkthat.com (HELO hydrogen.funkthat.com) ([69.17.45.168]) (envelope-sender ) by mail28.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 19 Feb 2005 18:53:57 -0000 Received: from hydrogen.funkthat.com (abufwd@localhost.funkthat.com [127.0.0.1])j1JIruGH011573; Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:53:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jmg@hydrogen.funkthat.com) Received: (from jmg@localhost) by hydrogen.funkthat.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id j1JIrtFi011569; Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:53:55 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:53:55 -0800 From: John-Mark Gurney To: Thomas Zenner Message-ID: <20050219185355.GB89312@funkthat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Thomas Zenner , freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.org References: <1602650258@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <1602650258@web.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE i386 X-PGP-Fingerprint: B7 EC EF F8 AE ED A7 31 96 7A 22 B3 D8 56 36 F4 X-Files: The truth is out there X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ X-Resume: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/resume.html cc: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: sun ultra2 won't boot obp anymore... X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: John-Mark Gurney List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:53:58 -0000 Thomas Zenner wrote this message on Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 14:30 +0100: > I tried your miniinstall-cd "freebsd for sparc" image on my sun ultra2 - two days ago > > I hat some problems in underständing the installation prozess > > May be I used s. th. false - on the first screen - > > I wasn't able to get trough - nor to get back - > > Finally, I switched off the computer. > > Now it isn't able to load the Open Boot Promt anymore - the monitor stays black (won't start ) > > I don't know what to do by now - do you have any idea... Maybe your keyboard died on you... And now it is switching to serial console since it isn't detecting a working keyboard... Try another keyboard, or hook it up to a serial port and see what happens.. -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."