What monitor are you using ?
This sounds typical of a monitor which cannot handle Sun's default
resolution of 1172 x (796 ? not sure).
Try using a serial console (you must unplug the keyboard for this to work)
or a different monitor. About half of my PC monitors will not work with
Sun machines.
On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Tyler wrote:
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 01:44:19 -0700
From: Tyler <pml@dtbb.net>
To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Subject: Problems with an Ultra 5
Resent-Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 03:46:16 -0500 (CDT)
Resent-From: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
I'm trying to set up an Ultra 5 that I purchased last year, but am
having problems getting anything out of it. I've hooked it up to
power, network, video and sun type 6 keyboard/mouse (not usb). I've
then turned it on, a few seconds goes by with the monitor not doing
anything, then, the monitor gets a signal, and comes out of power save
mode, but this only lasts 5 or 10 seconds, before it goes back to
power save mode (no signal) (and never gets a signal again), so this
isn't long enough to see anything on the screen because the screen
isn't on long enough (doesn't warm up) to actually see the image.
The system sounds like its doing something still, as the 8.4gb IDE
hard drive chugs away for 30 seconds to a minute, before becoming
quiet again. At this point.. I don't know what (if anything) I can do
.. without rebooting it again (is there a key combo for rebooting?).
I've tried turning it on with a debian sarge net install bootable CD,
and a solaris 9 install cd, both do the same thing as above.
At this point, I'm looking for help (documentation) on setting up, and
troubleshooting an ultra5/10 system, lists of key combinations that
may help me (I've read that STOP + A during power on may get me to the
OBP open boot prompt, however, I haven't had the chance to try this
option yet, and am not really sure what settings may need changing
once i'm there, to stop the video from disabling itself, or whatever
its doing).
Thanks,
Tyler.
PS - My goal is to get debian installed. If someone can point me to
some *specific* docs to troubleshoot such linux un-related problems on
a sun machine, so I can actually get to installing linux, I would
appreciate it. Also, there's been a few messages on the mailing list
that seem to point out that the standard debian net install CD is not
useable on an ultra5 system... if this is true, can someone please
point specifically to one that will work, for when I actually get to
the point of installing :)