Re: [ILUG] Sparc 10

From: Brian Scanlan (singer at domain redbrick.dcu.ie)
Date: Tue 31 Aug 1999 - 13:18:55 IST


On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 12:54:23PM +0100, Peter Finch wrote:
> hello
> Does anyone know how to get to the ok> prompt in a sparc station?

STOP-a

> there is no O/S on the system just a broken Boot record which I cant get
> out of. the only promot is a
> boot:
> I cant load any partitions or floppy disks
> I got to the ok> prompt before and it had options to reinstall an o/s
> format etc, just I cant remember how to get there :(

After that "boot cdrom", or something similar might
be useful to you.

Checking out the Sun-Managers [1] mailing list summarys
will be useful.

btw, this isn't the _most_ appropiate forum, though
a good place to turn ;)

Brian

[1] www.latech.edu/sunman.html
[1.5] Above URL ain't responding right now. It's caches
      at
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:240388&dq=cache:www.latech.edu/sunman.html



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