[SunRescue] IPX

[Tim Hauber]

rescue at sunhelp.org,Internet writes:
>Hello,
>
>Much to my surprise, I inherited a Sparc IPX today and attempted to see
>if it works.  I have a Sun monitor, but no keyboard or mouse for this
>machine.  I plugged in the screen and it stays black for a few moments,
>then the screen flashes "no keyboard found, using serial A for input" or
>something along those lines.  The HD spins up, and everything stays
>black on the screen.  Could this be a DOA unit?  The drive was probably
>formatted before it was trashed, but if my memory serves me correctly of
>my SUN3 days, even if there is no keyboard the machine should still drop
>me to the PROM.  Is it possible that this PROM is configured to use a
>higher resolution than my monitor can support?

If you have a terminal and/or another 'puter with terminal capabilities,
the machine is probably talking in/out the serial port, and the output is
fairly detailed if the machine sucessfully gets to the Prom.  Is the
memory 72 pin? (I have seen a Sparc IPX with 30 Pin, or maybe it was a
Xerox relabel.) 

Tim Hauber

"Proximity to wonder has blunted our perception and appreciation of it"
--Tim Hartnell in 'Exploring ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE on your Commodore 64'