Re: Boot without Keyboard/mouse
You can boot the machine without keyboard/mouse even if you don't
connect a null modem cable to the serial port. You just won't have a
hardware console, that's all. This has worked with my Ultra10 and my
SB100, which I have run as firewalls in my closet. :)
Daniel
On tis, 2006-08-22 at 18:44 +0000, Bruce O'Neel wrote:
> Yes, no problem.
>
> Hook a null modem cable to the serial port on the back (it's the one
> labeled A if there is more than one, I don't have a 5) and it should
> work.
>
> This is called a serial console in the Sun world and a google search
> on that will get you loads of info.
>
> cheers
>
> bruce
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 07:42:21PM +0200, Andrea Modesto Rossi wrote:
> > Hello world,
> >
> > i've this problem. At home i've 2 ultra Sparc 5 but ONLY ONE keyboard and
> > sunmouse;one of this machine is my Firewall/router. Well,is it possible to
> > start the boot without keyboard/mouse?with a normal PC i386 i search the
> > command into the BIOS....but with Solaris OpenBoot???
> >
> > Thanks a lot..
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