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Craig Ian Dewick wrote:
> "DJ" <dkjjr@ohio.net> writes:
>
> This works with every Sun system  I've used. Disconnect the Sun
keyboard and
> if the NVRAM settings for output and input device are not changed
from
> defaults, the first serial port gets used as the console. You can
change the
> settings to manually select the second serial port if you need to.
>

Thanks!

>
> Which socket did you have the first VSIMM fitted to? If you have it
in the
> wrong one, the on-board D13W3 connector won't get any video and you
need to
> source one of the extremely rare 'auxillary video boards' to bring
out the
> video signals to one of the Sbus slot openings.
>

If looking into the box from the back, I had the VSIMM in the 2nd slot.
 I did try it in the first but nothing happened on the monitor.  With
it in the 2nd I got a colored background, just no characters :-)

> Also, make sure that if you do use a VSIMM in the correct slot, not
to
> connect the video cable to an Sbus video card since the console
*should*
> default to the VSIMM unless the Sbus probe setting has been fiddled
with in
> the NVRAM settings.
>

I am not sure I even tried the Sbus card while it was in the working
machine.  I knew the bottom video connector was the on-board one and as
soon as that machine booted fine I figured it might have been for dual
display!?

Daryl