[SunRescue] IPX

[Chris Conn]

apotter at icsa.net wrote:
> 
> The IPX goes into diagnostic mode (by default) in the absence of a keyboard,
> pumping all console I/O out TTYA.  Go to staples or office max and buy a
> Macintosh modem cable and a null modem adaptor.  That and a terminal (or term
> emulation software) and you're in business.

Hello,

Well, it seems to work!  Check it out:

Arteport version 1.0  SBus device at 0  status: 0 0 0 0
Arteport version 1.0  SBus device at 0  status: 0 0 0 0
SPARCstation IPX, No Keyboard
ROM Rev. 2.9, 16 MB memory installed, Serial #2206241.
Ethernet address 8:0:20:d:9e:5b, Host ID: 5721aa21.



Boot device: /sbus/esp at 0,800000/sd at 3,0   File and args:
root on /sbus at 1,f8000000/esp at 0,800000/sd at 3,0:a fstype 4.2
Boot: vmunix
Size: 1056768+169400+57320 bytes
SunOS Release 4.1.3 (BROM01) #2: Thu Apr 1 12:45:34 EST 1993
Copyright (c) 1983-1992, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
mem = 16384K (0x1000000)
avail mem = 14635008
Ethernet address = 8:0:20:d:9e:5b
cpu = SUNW,Sun 4/50
zs0 at obio 0xf1000000 pri 12
zs1 at obio 0xf0000000 pri 12
audio0 at obio 0xf7201000 pri 13
sbus0 at SBus slot 0 0x0
dma0 at SBus slot 0 0x400000
esp0 at SBus slot 0 0x800000 pri 3
sd0 at esp0 target 3 lun 0
sd0: <SUN0424 cyl 1151 alt 2 hd 9 sec 80>
le0 at SBus slot 0 0xc00000 pri 5
cgsix0 at SBus slot 3 0x0 pri 7
cgsix0: screen 1152x900, single buffered, 1M mappable, rev 7
fd0 at obio 0xf7200000 pri 11
WARNING: clock gained 24 days -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
root on sd0a fstype 4.2
swap on sd0b fstype spec size 49680K
dump on sd0b fstype spec size 49668K

Then it dies...could it be timing out on the ethernet or something?  I
don't have a AUI transceiver...yet.

Chris