12 Apr
2006
12 Apr
'06
11:53 a.m.
jim stephens wrote:
"stop" is on some sun keyboards
"L1" (dont recall which). This is also
the upper left key on the left hand bank of 10 keys
if there are different legends on your keyboard.
It is useful to do this, as you end up with a firmware prompt at that
point, and can type "boot s" to boot single user. if you
have sun 4.1, this is all you need to crack the root password, as you
can in older versions of sun 4 directly get a root
prompt in the boot sequence and clear the root password.
Now days, that requires a solaris boot cd, and starting (but not
completing an install). this is all covered in faqs, so
I wont repeat more than this.
I already installed NetBSD on the IPX using a terminal emulator. I had
to take care of the dead NVRAM battery first, though :-)
did you have partial functionality with this keyboard before
disassembly, or was there possibly some stuck
keys then, and still are? that is the thing that sort of jumps out at me.
I didn't try the board before dis-assembly. I purchased the IPX, then
the keyboard, then got a monitor (that apparently won't work with the
cgsix).
It sounds like if you can't find a stuck key
(maybe) or some other
problem, then you may have to go and
get another keyboard. they are'nt so expensive as to preclude this.
I'm wondering if maybe the green board with all the contacts has a bad
component. I was hoping I had re-assembled something wrong and was
grounding something out.
If I can find another keyboard, maybe I'll try swapping the case and
keys since my broken one is so clean now.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA