It wasn’t more than 6 months ago that refurbished 1.2GHz System Boards for Sun Fire V480 and V880 were retailing for $14,000. Now you can buy four of them for that price and still have a couple thousand $$ left over for some good beer! Along with the nose dive those boards took, 1.05GHz, 900MHz […]
A: From the OK prompt (a.k.a. OBP or OpenBoot PROM) you need to setenv mfg-options to the right value.
A: Depending on which Sun machines you are connecting, you will need a certain type of null modem cable suited to that machine. Most older Sun machines (UltraSPARC II and some III) will require a DB25 male connector on the end. Newer ones (some UltraSPARC III and IV) will need RJ-45 serial connections.
A: Depending on which Sun machine you are connecting to, you will need a specific type of null modem cable suited to that machine. Most Sun UltraSparc II-class machines will require a DB25 male connector on the Sun end. Sun’s UltraSPARC III-class and higher machines have a healthy mix of DB25 and RJ-45 connectors. Plus […]
NOTE: Article not complete. Coming soon: Photos Links to pinouts for specific cable types A: You’re going to need a few items: RJ-11 or RJ-45 crimper with built in cable cutter RJ-11 or RJ-45 connector tips a resource to look up the proper pinouts for the cable you’re making After you’ve got the necessary items […]