Damien.
I have a E220R and I use a tip connection from another Solaris box. Some
time ago I installed a Null Modem on the box on ttyb (same Physical
connection). This broke my tip connection. I did not dare do a reboot at
the time as I had no serial console so I do not know if this would have
simulate your problem.
In the Open Boot Collection 3.0 on docs.sun.com there is a reference to
why tip connections will not work on ttya if ttyb is enabled in a
certain manner. Maybe the installation of Powerchute has changed the
configuration for ttya in some way as to require a console to be
physically there at boot ?? Might be worth a look
Regards Ger
> No I don't think it has to do with the prom. It boots the kernel fine but
> stops just before init. When I insert the cable the disk activity starts
> again and it runs /sbin/rc0 straight away (I have it echoing). This all
> started when installing powerchute on ttyb. Powerchute does not change the
> prom or at least it didn't on the sparcserver 20 beside it. What I don't
> understand is when the connection is made the machine boots the rest of the
> way..
>
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