HI guys,I've got a SUN Workstation Ultra40 with Sun keyboard with solaris 5.10 release 6/6 installed.Their is no responds when I try a Stop-A command. Does anyone experienced the problem? Can some one help.Tks

Does anyone know of any cd or dvd drives that are readable in Sun Ultra60 which are not proprietary units? Is it possible to send Sun a harddrive and let them install OS on it and leave the configuration to me? Or purchase flashed BIOS chip for SunBlade100? What may cause memory to be not ...

hello:we have an ultra 45 and came with ultral 10 loaded. unfortunately the application we use doesn't work with solaris 10. so we tried to load solaris 9 9/05 but failed miseribly (after "boot cdrom"):boot: Cannot open kernel/sparcv9/unixEnter file name [kernel/sparcv9/unix]:any help will be ...

Hello, I am using solaris 9 on my Ultra 10, I just found there is another M64 video card already installed at slot PCI 1, I thought this card should be much better then the default card, so I tried to switch, but seems I can't get it work.I googled and tried the following approach, but ...

Hi, I have Sun Ultra 40 Workstation which comes with Matshita DVD-RAM drive.While I do enjoy working on my U40 workstation, its DVD-RAM drive is wll pretty bad.It just fails to burn DVD/CD-R/RW media too often.Yes, I got it serviced, but it's just the same.So my final hope is to get the latest ...

The manual mentions using PS/2 keyboards with adapters but is there a drawback aside from easy keystrokes? I have a SunBlade100,uses USB,with an adapter for PS2 and scroll wheel mouse,after power on beep code it sits blank screened is this from the keyboard?Someone last nite mentioned the Unix ...

Attempting to load Solaris10 into Ultra60, printout is Boot device:/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/disk@6,0:fFile and args:Bad magic number in disk labelcant open disl label packageCan't boot device.This appears no matter what I'm triing to load into it,Solaris,BSD,FreeBSD .The drive is one which came ...

Tried to contact Suns service dept by phone and was on hold for close to six hours,do they anticipate a person to pay for such treatment?Does a service contract cover all machines or each individual machn eper person? Do they do anything for you if you can actually contact them?Message was ...

Hi all,I've got an Ultra 10/Sol9/440Mhz CPU/3.25OBP system that was working fine with a Creator 3D Series 3 (FFB2+) graphic card (PN: 501-4789) through its 13W3 connector with its PN: 530-2917 adapter and Sun monitor. Not having chance to use the sun monitor anymore, I physically uninstalled ...

I've a SB1000 workstation with an SUN type 6 USB keyboard on Soaris10.the SHIFT key doesn't work. Please advise how to check keyboard configuration?

Hi all,I appreciate the soln to this might be "go get a support contract", butsuggestions short of that would be very welcome.One of our SunBlade 1000s fails on power-up with "Data Access Error". set-defaults, reset-all, setenv diag-switch? true -- these and others all result in a "Fast Data ...

Hi everyone,I have a ultra 5 that had a 270mhz cpu, it worked fine but was a bit slow.so I upgraded the cpu to a 400mhz. I put it back together and turned the machine on and the hardware turns on, lights come on etc but nothing ever shows up on the monitor. the caps lock comes on and goes off ...

Hi everyboy!I own a Blade 1000 with 1x600MHz CPU and tried today to update the old OBP 4.0 via serial console to the latest OBP (patch 118323-01) available.I followed the instructions given and received at the end the expected "Programming successful" message, however instead of resetting after ...

Hi everyone,I want to install Solaris 9 in a ultra 10 station, however when I entered the command "boot cdrom" to boot from solaris 9 cd. The machine prompted: "Firmware password:". I want to know what is this password? How can I get one? Or is there some way to detour it? many ...

Hi guys,I am planning to buy the ultra 20 m2 workstation to work with Mathematica 5.2. on Solaris 10.The ultra 20 m2 is not in the list of certified systems to run the mathematica-software: http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/platforms/certified.html(e.g. the java w2100 workstation is ...

Just booted up a new M2. Got a red line over the sound icon gnome desktop bottom right. I ran dmesg and grepped for audio and nothing came up. I ran a untility from sun that servers for device drivers. It noted that the nvidia sound driver is not part of Solaris 10. I am confused? The whole ...

HiI got a SparcStation 20 with dual cpu. It has a disk with solaris 5.7 on it, but I don't know the root password so I decided to install a newer version of solaris or bsd.When I load a CD, and run boot cdrom from OBP, it tries to find the CD drive as sd@6 while the drive is at sd@2. Booting ...

Hi, Ihave a serious problem that, I have to install my old 32 bit Solaris 2.5 onto Sun blade 2500 machineIs this possible?if this is not possible, is there an alternative for this?Ay suggestions?

Hello there,There is a problem with Sun Ultra 20 (Model 148). Here is the problem details,Operating system : Windows Xp, Linux ( Red Hat )& solaris 10 Multiboot.After installing Os, & audio driver , I have attached speakers In front panel as well as Back Panel Audio Port. But in my ...

Hello,I have got a Ultra I creator 3D workstation and i try to install linux on it. I have connected a scsi dvd drive but i can't boot from the linux dvd.when i run "boot cdrom'the computer returns on reboot : Boot device: /sbus/SUNW,fas@e,8800000/sd@6,0:f File and args:Evaluating: boot ...

With a USB mouse, there is a distinct stutter, typically around HD reads or writes. I've tried everything ...mutliple OS, SCSI and IDE HD, and resetting the bios confiuguration. Can anyone help!!!!!!!!! This is driving me crazy.

Tried to add 1GB of memory (removed from a second, working, Ultra 80) but the additional memory seems not to be recognized by OBP. I tried both banks 2 first and then both banks 1. Since it still boots, and shows 1GB, presumably the riser is mated properly, and undamaged.OBP: 3.23 Version 0 ...

There is no sound from my Ultra 20 which is running Windows XP. I don'tknow if this is a hardware problem (needs sound card) or a softwarecompatibility issue with Windows. I do get an error message sayingsound device not detected, although when I do a diagnostic, all audiodevices seem to be ...

Hello,We just had a 4 Sun Ultra 30's donated to our department. I want to install solaris 10 on at least one of them. I'm not really sure where to begin, as I am new to Sun workstations. When I start up one the workstations, I get a message "drive not ready, can't read disk label". It then ...

Hi!Just want to know if I can install a 6-GB hard drive to my SunFire V240. I tried browsing thru the net looking for any reference saying it's OK to install hard drives with storage capacity lower than 36 GB.

I have purchased Sun Ultra 5 through ebay and tried to connect to my flat screen. That time, I see key board lights and also system always up and fan running. But I did not see any information on screen. Then I figured out that I need to have sun 17' monitor and I bought that too. Now the ...

HiSorry for hte very basic question but this is my first time working with sun equipment, i need ot install solaris on my sun blade 100 and was wondering how do i boot the cd to install it.Thanks

Hi.I have a problem with my Ultra 45 workstations: the root disk seems to spin down when the system isn't used for a while, and then takes a few seconds to spin up before the system responds. I have experienced this in both Sol10 6/06 and Sol9 9/05.This is from /var/adm/messages when disk is ...

Just wondering if any of you professionals out there can help me with an issue.I was given a NETRA 1125 and have been trying to console to it without success, though I know its not the cable as I can successfully console using the same kit to an SF280r. The box seems to powers up up okay, can ...

HelloFirst porst with a really annoying problem which i can't seem to find a solution for. Here is the situation ; I've set up my resolution using fbconfig to 1280x1024, the problem is that the mentioned resolution kicks in only after x-windows and the X Login screen have loaded...Now i am ...

I have nice sun branded harddriveand I put it in the blade 100 just fine. I ran an ide cable from the primary connector to the drive. I tried setting the jumpers on it to slave, got nothing, cable select made the blade want to try to boot from it and primary lead to no booting. is there a ...

Hey, I have an Ultra 5 that I got without a HD, I put in a 36GB SCSI and forgot the mouse at home (I'm at College now) anyhow I need to install Solaris, and was wondering if that was possible without my mouse.I tried to boot and got the the select language, but I can't change anything because ...

I have a Blade 1500 that says Sun Special on the back sticker. I was checking the CPU to try to identify the speed and found "UltraSparc IIIi, D3140202 0331, PG2.4 980 USA, SME 1603 uPGA". According to our records this system was recorded when we purchased it as 800Mhz, but there was never an ...

Hello, For some reason I can't seem to get any audio from the rear line-in port on my Ultra 20. I've tried enabling it through sdtaudiocontrol and raising the levels but I get nothing. Other audio works fine so this seems to be just an issue with this one jack. Does anyone know if this is a ...

I got a Sun Ultra 10 With a type 6 kb and a crossbow mse and am using a 13w3 to HD15 adapter and when I hit the power switch on the back the kb beeps and the lights on it flash once, but the front led on the system never comes on and there is no video on the monitor. I've replaced the memory.. ...

Was given 2 U5 boxen, and a monitor (ProView 564D). At power on, no output to the screen, keyboard seems inoperative.I've checked these fora, and the on-line docs for solutions, but to no avail (so far).Details:At power on, there is a beep, keyboard LEDs flash. On one machine (machine 1 for ...

I just got a new Ultra 20, and there's about 8 patches that won't apply, most having to do with compilers, but also one or two dealing with System Administration Applications. Is this normal?Also, and actually more importantly, neither sound nor screensavers work on my workstation, and with ...

Hi there,I have an ultra 10 and I had to change the hard drive. Is there some way to tell if the system sees the new drive? Do I have tell it somehow that it has a new drive or will it just see it when it boots?Thanks

I have an Ultra 20 with an Opteron 148. As mich as I remember those had the 939 socket.QUESTION: Any know about if I just can replace that chip with for example the AMD Dual-Core model 170 ? (That guy also has 939 Socket)ThanxB-)

Hi there, I would like to make my windows laptop pc communicating with a Solaris9/Ultra 10 through a crossover cable. I tried to connect assigning a static IP to both of them but with no chance as the laptop detects something through the port but nothing else. ping also does not work on both ...

I have a Sun Blade 100. I want to add faster/larger capacity disks. After a little research and a man page (man uata), I determined sil680(a) based controller cards will work. The HCL has not been much help.Which cards has anyone got to work?

While I was reading documents (user guide and software installation stuff) about Sun Ultra 40 Workstation, I find TPM mentioned in those docs.Is TPM (Trusted Platform Module) present in Sun Ultra 40 Workstation?Even 'Tools & Support' CD comes with specific driver for it, but I don't know ...

Hi,I have Sunblade 150. The HDD of system is totally crashed. I want to boot it from CD ROM to do the installation of Solaris 8. But i am not finding the option to boot it from CD ROM. When ever I start the system it tries to boot from network. The HDD of system is blank and unpartioned. How do ...

Hello all, I recently got a Sun Blade 100 from a place that was giving away some. The drive was wiped, and the cdrom drive was bad. I replaced it with one lying around and when i try to do a "boot cdrom - nowin" with burned solaris 10 media the top of the screen gets garbled and I get a bad ...

There are many Sun Systems that only have two drive bays, so expanding internally really isn't an option. However, if you are willing to think outside the box, you have more options. I found a SAS/SATA card by LSI that supports Solaris SPARC. It has internal and external connectors. It is not ...

Hello -I've just finished upgrading my Ultra 2 from two 300mhz processorsto two 400mhz processors. PROM recognises new processorsbut memory initialization (2GB) does not commence,cannot access 'ok' prompt,. and boot stalls indefinitely. Motherboard ID is high enough for upgrade as per ...

Hi, I've succesfully installed Ubuntu server for SPARC on my Blade 2000 with a xvr-500 graphics card but I still haven't been able to configure Xorg. The sunffb driver does not respond ("device not found" error) and I haven't found any useful information for this video card.Has anyone had ...

I need the drivers for sil3512A onboard sata controller on w1100z workstation for win xp 64 bit.The sun suplement cd contains only the drivers for xp 32 bit. I searched at www.siliconimage.com but they have only the drivers for PCI 3512 sata controller that they don't work. Any suggestions? ...

Hi I recently got my Ultra-40 workstation. Now, I have a PS/2 based microsoft keyboard and mouse that I got very much used to . So, I would like to conitnue using the same keyboard & mouse with my Ultra-40 workstation instead of using the Sun's keyboard and mouse. now, how do I do this ? ...

I have a Sunblade 2000 and I installed 8 sticks of 1gb DIMMS (X7052A) into it and it some strange things happened...On reboot, the memory counted ok 8192gb, but the OBP reported ECC corections oddly related to paths pointing to firewire, the FC-AL drivees and the network, and reported no disks ...