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Re: How do we boot our new SS10?

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From: Vidiot
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:28
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In article <BETSYS.93Jan7152657@ra.cs.umb.edu> betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz) writes:
<While I'm waiting for our sun salesperson, I thought I'd ask the
<world:
<
<We have Sun 3's and Sun 4's running 4.1.1. We have 4.1.2 on CD-rom,
<uninstalled. We just received a Sparcstation 10/20 which supposedly
<has 4.1.3 on the hard disk. 
<  It won't boot. Running jumpstart makes it look for host yp maps and
<I think other 4.1.3 systems, then ask for the CD-ROM which we do not
<own. The docs cover Jumpstart and refer to Solaris manuals which we do
<not own.
<  The old boot syntax no longer works.
<Could someone please tell us how to boot this puppy or do we have the
<wrong thing? Please email and I'll summarize.
<thanks, Betsy

I just check our new SS10 Model 20.  I turned it on for the first time a little
bit ago and it thunk for a little bit and then booted up 4.1.3.

<PS we don't have software support either. Starving non-profit public
<institution.

Actually you do have support.  You can call within the 90 day warranty period.
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From: brown@ftms.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.sys.sun.admin
Subject: Re: How do we boot our new SS10?
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Date: 11 Jan 93 21:28:15 GMT
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