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Re: Installing Debian on Ultrasparc III machines



On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 03:03:07PM +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote:
> Right, but sending a break via serial console to a sparc is the same as
> pressing stop+a - it'll return you to the OBP's prompt. Walking to the
> keyboard to press alt+stop+p is is a bit annoying if the machine is not
> next to you.

If you can't switch the Sun to the alternate break sequence, then send a
break followed by a p to the serial console and get the same result as
SysRq+p on a PC or break+p on a PC's serial console, then I agree that
something is suboptimal.



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