dap@uunet.uu.net (11/23/88)
We are trying to run several SUNs (3/160 3/260 3/60) as servers, without screen and keyboard but WITH both rs232 ports in use. Generally the rs232s feed printers, but in one case it feeds SUNLINK X25. Booting the machines causes problems..... We need it to work unattended, so that they reboot ok after powerfails etc without staff on duty. In any case, after dumping the machines we want them to reboot on their own. The situation is not totally consistent. If the machines do not have a keyboard, they look to ttya for console (so say the documents) input . We want to stop them. The observed fault is that they apparently boot (light patterns all ok etc) but no matter how long you wait they never properly come on service... We can find no way of changing the EEPROM to say YOU HAVE NO CONSOLE at all, and dont you dare look at the rs232 lines... Any ideas folks... Dave Price -- UUCP : { ENGLAND or WALES }!ukc!aber-cs!dap JANET: dap@uk.ac.aber.cs PHONE: +44 970 623111 x 3164 Post: University College of Wales, Penglais, Aberystwyth, UK, SY23 3BZ.