Hi.I am new to the Blade 100 concept.I have upgraded my Blade 100 with 1Gb RAM and Seagate 120GB 7k2rpm 8Mb cach HD.I want to upgrade with better graphics.What card is better then the onboard?I can se on the hardware handboook that there is a PGX32, PGX64, Expert3D etc.Are all of them better ...

I've come across a couple of hundred UltraSPARC 5 systems that I need to inventory. I know Sun made these with different processor speeds, I just don't know how to identify them.Instead of hooking up each machine and booting to find out the processor speed, are there any kind of markings or ...

I work for a company that has several Sunblade 100's laying around the data center that have been decomissioned and replaced by 1U rack mountable starfire servers. They wanted me to install Solaris 9 w/the latest recommended patches on one of them and setup SunONE directory server as a test ...

Hi people,It seems i'm having a great problem here.I was installing kernel patch 118558-16 while suddendly a kernel panic(the patch was not fully installed yet) automatically sent the server to sync and reboot.Now at boot i get a "Fast data acess MMU miss" just after the OS banner ...

I mistakenly switched off my Ultra 10 as it was starting the boot process. Now it won't boot, even respond to Stop-A, or anything else. Just a blank screen after the keyboard is acknowledged. No OpenBoot, anything.Any ideas?U10 w/ Solaris 10PeterIt is now running after being without power most ...

Hello allI would Like to upgrade my Ultra 60 from dual 360mHz to dual 450 mHz. What are the correct steps of doing so?ThanksAlexander

Hey all,I have an Ultra 5 workstation and a PC at home, and I wanted to control both computers from 1 set of mouse, keyboard and monitor. I carefully selected the switch (I used the Aten CS-62U, which is compatible with PC,Mac+Sun) and a PCI USB card with NEC chipset.However, I don't seem to ...

What is the cache block size in Sun Ultra Sparc IIIi processor? The data sheet states that there is a Jbus with 128b bandwidth. Is this the cache block size? is the b in 128b for bits or bytes?

Hi,I occupy myself of 12 sunblade 100.6 are in obp 4 and others are in obp 4.5.I succeeding in installing gentoo on 6 sunblade with obp 4 (silo 1.49 works with it). I use dd to duplicate.But with sunblade obp 4.5, silo doesn't work.I upgrade the obp with obp 4.17, silo doesn't work and ...

Dear All,I have a SunPCi III card running SunPCi 3.2.2 on an Ultra 60 running Solaris 9. The installation of the virtual desktop is fine but when I am asked to insert the Win-XP O/S disk and press return nothing happens.Solaris sees the disk and the contents is displayed in a Solaris Window but ...

I've recently acquired a german clone of a Sun Ultra 1E made by Tritec. It was an image processing workstation that was part of a Siemens CAT scanner, and I'm hoping to put it to a modest use. As far as I can tell, it is the same as a standard Sun 1E except that it runs at 300 MHz, which ...

I just got used Blade 100 and it when I got it prtdiag -v would give me this:System PROM revisions:-OBP 4.3.2 2001/08/29 15:43 Sun Blade 100POST 1.2.6 2000/08/30 21:20After upgrading PROM with the patch 119235-01 (I guess that's the latest one) now I have this:System PROM revisions:-OBP 4.17.1 ...

I have a stack of 3 dead Blade 100s dredged from some back room somewhere that for some reason people want installed in their desktops instead of a new PC running Linux or BSD which will cost 1/3 as much and run 3X faster... :-(Two of them don't boot and one boots but we don't know the root ...

I just got a new LCD KVM switch just will not support the default Screen Resolution in Openboot(1152x900?)I entered this commandok setenv output-device screen:r1024x768x60output-device = screen:r1024x768x60ok reset-allBut the setting just doesn't seem to register as the system stil boots up ...

I have on many sites found the information that the SUN Blade 100 equiped with a 500MHz IIe can be upgraded with a 650MHz IIi processor.I know the moterboard in the Blade 100 can be strapped for 650MHz, and I know that the IIe & IIi is pin and package comaptible.I understand that this is ...

HI I am new to unix.I need to connect Ultra 10 with Disk array D1000. I want to install x6541 375-0006 (VHDCI 68 pin) Dual Diff SCSI card on ultra 10.I can't find any DOC to configure this card. Need help please.........Thanks

Hello, my question:is it possible to plug this processorUltra SPARC IIi+ 650 MhzD12572260201PG1.30 GS1 USASME 1532C PGA9801023-650 BBOon ultra 5 400 Mhz 2 MB cache? Regards, Stefano

My system (Ultra10-Solaris9) started exhibiting some stange behavior...quite suddenly!I get the following errors at bootup:nohup: getexecname() failed.../usr/lib/libX.a/bin/rps: Cannot find/execute "rps" in ISA subdirectories...When logged in, if I try to open the Desktop Controls ...

Is the creator graphic card compatible with ultra 5?Stefano

help,I am trying to setup A.M.P.S. ... I have managed to configure this setup on a windows 2003 server (with headaches) but got it working. (eventually) ... i have joined this list in the hope that someone out there will be able to help.I am a Windows engineer with little unix exspereince ...

I got a third-party memory compatible with SUN part X-7704A:2x1GB DDR PC2700, 333, CL2.5, ECC, REG. After installation on a Sun Blade 1500, the machine won't boot. I don't get any beep,OK Prompt neither monitor signal. The machine just gets toan idle state with the fans running at full speed, ...

Hi all,Wold you please tell me what is the latest version of OBP & POST for Sun Ultra60 and Sun Blade 1000?(Which patch number for the latest one for those 2 Suns)Thanks & regards,Irwan Lesmana

Triying to install solaris 10 on ultra 5:Error: Could not create solaris disk label (VTOC).... System installation failed.disk: seagate barracuda ata II 20 GBcan I fix it via software or it will be a hardware problem?Stefano

System: Ultra 60 - (2x 360MHz, 256 RAM)The system has (2) 18GB drives, a Seagate Barracuda and a Toshiba (which turns out in fact to be a rebranded Barracuda). After launching the Solaris 10 installer, I noticed it only sees 2 9GB drives. I am completely new to SPARC architecture. My initial ...

How can I track a user's mouse or keyboard activity? I am looking for a way to auto-logoff a user from a specific application if they have not touched their workstation in a specified amount of time. Any clues that can be passed my way will be appreciated =)

Hi,I bought a SunBlade100 off eBay and the owner told me he forgot root password.I don't have a sun usb keyboard with a stop button. just a regular keyboard (dell)does anyone know the default break sequence for this machine from a regular keyboard to get to ok prompt?please help and thanks ...

Hello All,Looking for some assistance...Just purchased a Sun Ultra 60 from Ebay Specification :# 2 x UltraSPARC II 360MHz# 512MB Memory# SUN 9.0G Hard Drive# CD Drive.# Creator 3D Graphics# Keyboard# Mouse# SUN 21" monitorAnd it came with No Operating System... totally blank system.I ...

HI, I just got a sun Blade 100, the problem is that I get no video or output at all, I turn the power on and it seems to have power, cdrom works, LED is on, fans are working, etc. If I take the memory out (2x256 sticks), it beeps 3 times and then it turns off, otherwise i seems like its ...

Hi, I have an unusual question about formatting standards for CDROMS that were made to run on old Sparc 20 machines. Recently I acquired some software written by the wizards at Quickturn (now part of Cadence Designs) called Quest II. It is designed to configure the early FPGAs that were part of ...

I don't use Sun machines too much, my company mainly sells HP, so sorry for ignorance. But, we have sold some Sun and one customer with an old SPARCstation 20 is reporting a problem.He says that it attempst to boot, giving the bood device name, Sun copyright notice, etc. But it doesn't get ...

Hi,I am running Solaris 10 (3/05) on Blade 100 and I have 2 x120GB hard discs. In boot prom probe-ide recognises them correctly and of course after adding these discs I booted the box with boot -rIn Solaris when I run format command 1st HDD is recognised properly (the one from which the box is ...

I have Blade 100 and 2nd HDD (primary HDD on secondary IDE bus) spins down if not used for a few min and you can hear when is doing it. Then when you need to access a file which is on this HDD it takes 2-3 sec before the file is accessible because the drive needs to spin up. # uname -aSunOS ...

Hi all..I am newbie on Sun systems.I have an urgent problem on my server. The board has gone down and it seems that it will take a lot to hand the new one. My system is Solaris 2.9 os on Sun fire 2900 server.Since there is no error on the disk, i want to install the disk to my older server (Sun ...

Hi,A probably silly question follows.I was given an Intel Pro/1000 Gigabit Ethernet adapter ( 1000BASE-SX )and I was wondering if I can fit it to a Sun Ultra 30. I plan to buy anotherSun workstation soon ( probably a Blade 1000 or 2000, will see ), will itfit there?( I am after a Sun adapter ...

Hi all,i have Sun Blade 2000. and i bought usb pc keyboard (genius).but the workstation has not work with it. it wrote "keyboard not present" only.i updated OBP. but it didnt help :(i connected sun keybord (from friend) - with it - sun blade was workedhave any ideas?thanks ...

On the back of my Ultra 10 there are two connectors for monitors: one is the usual VGA connector and appears to be connected to the motherboard, the other is the traditional 13W3 Sun connector, apparently located on a Creator 3D card that came with the system.I have a Sun monitor, and I can use ...

I have a system with a Sun AX1105-500 board. On power up, the system emits 3 beeps. I do not even get the boot prom.Does anyone know this off-hand or can you point me to a hardware manual that can lead me to the answer. I've checked Sun's site, but the links to documentation for the board are ...

hi i have 1 SparcStation 20 and i want to connect it to 1 pc with winxp by ethernet cable....the problem is..the winxp not detect the sparc. i did try with a router (dlink 604t) and nothing.the sparc need a special cable on ethernet port?pleasse somebody can get me light y my waymany thanks and ...

I have a SunBlade 100 [out of contract :o( ] which has a blown PSU. It appears to be an almost standard PC PSU with an ATX power connector.I've tried to find somewhere I can buy a replacement PSU, can anyone advise? I found somewhere but they quote 160.Please advise of any cheaper ...

I have a Sun Ultra 2 UltraSparc that does not have a video card installed. I am trying to telnet into the box, however I am having no luck. I have tried connecting via hyperterminal and teraterm to no avail via the TTYa and TTYb ports. I have attched a null modem as well in an attempt to ...

Hello everyone!!!I got me a New Years present on eBay, Sun Blade 1000.Upon its arrival i turned it on only to discover all kinds of problems.So i ran here, started reading about diagnostics and stuff.obdiag ran fine, no errors found. All Devices seem to be ok, but it won't boot. Here is the ...

Hi All,Can anyone assist in where I can get info on how to customize a Type 5 keyboard's function keys F1-F10 to work within OpenWin? I am running Sol 2.6.TIA,Scott Price

I have a SPARCstation 10 that has a 1GB drive in it. I tried to replace it with a 2GB disk by using ufsdump to copy the data onto the bigger disk and then using the installboot command to install the boot block. When I tried to boot from the 2GB disk, the system would just sit at the power on ...

I am installing Solaris8/Oracle and some other programs on a ultra10 workstation. What happen is after installing Solaris and the patches the workstation reboots. At this reboot the system hangs. I have to power cycle it to come back. this happens again after installing Oracle. Appreciate if ...

I bought a pair of Sun 400 Mhz CPU P/N 501-5500 Celestica 4MB L2 Cache processors which I was lead to believe would be suitable for an Ultra 2, which I have now found may not to be the case. These processors do not fit into slot 0, however they will fit into slot 1, the machine identifies the ...

When I put the Sun Blade 1500 (Silver) documentation CD-ROM in the supplied DVD-ROM drive, it waits for a few seconds before spitting it out again. Anyone know what's wrong?

Hi people,I have a question that I cant seem to find clear and good answer, what system am I suppose to install V5 catia on, where can I download that particular version of solaris, and can that operating system run on the AMD processor or is there any difference between Intel/AMD processors ...

Hi,I am not getting the # prompt when I connect to two of my Sun servers in the network. I am using tera term terminal emulator, with bit rate 9600,8,1,N settings. I am seeing all the messages in the Sun console but could not get to the configuration prompt.Is there any specific key strokes to ...

I have searched Google, Sun Support, and BigAdmin, with no luck.What is IPE, AFT, Fault_PC? Any hints greatly appreciated.NOTICE: [AFT0] IDSPE Event on CPU1 in Privileged mode at TL=0, errID 0x00336246.76d1ffb8Fault_PC 0x100350f0[AFT2] I$Tag (0x14:0) 0x00.03fc1b00 I$state Valid ...

Hello,Im trying to manage some Sun-Fire-v210 by SNMP and Im using mdlogd.conf to get the trap and sending to a hp openview station.Id like to filter the traps wich openview recieves by the ID.For example,rmclomv: [ID 211032 kern.error] PSU @ PS0 has FAULTED.If Id have a list of ID ...