[PLUG] Sun E420r help

[Galen Seitz]

Daniel Herrington wrote:
> All,
> 
> I just bought a Sun 420r and am attempting to put Solaris 10 on it. I'm 
> using a Startech SV125 convert so I can use a PS2 and PC Monitor. 
> However, I am not seeing an ok prompt after memory initialization. The 
> cursor just sits there. Nothing I type on the keyboard registers on the 
> screen. I'm assuming the startech isn't the problem since the monitor 
> connection is working correctly.
> 
> Does anybody know how the boot process on the Sun 420r works? I'm 
> assuming I should see an ok prompt at some point in which to tell the 
> server to use the cdrom as the boot device.

Just a WAG, as I don't even know what a 420r is.  Perhaps it is 
configured to use a serial console.

galen