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Article #3030Re: IPC Questions
From: sgszabo
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 00:00
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> Booting from a floppy is a very bad idea. I've never had very much success I was able to boot the machine with a null modem cable, and the floppy drive does work - booted redhat 4.2. The install would not start because of the nvram. I guess I will have to replace this chip if I plan on networking this guy. What do these nvram chips go for in can$ anyone know of some stores in toronto? Oh well Thanks all for your help > with floppy drives in early Sparcstations except for loading device drivers > for 3rd party Sbus serial port boards. > > A null modem cable is fine if you don't need to worry about handshaking. > Stick to 9600 bps and things should be fine. > > Regards, > > Craig. > > -- > Craig Dewick. Send email to 'cdewick@lios.apana.org.au' > Point a web browser at 'http://lios.apana.org.au/~cdewick/sun_shack.html' to > access my archive of Sun information and links to other places. For info > about Sun Ripened Kernels, go to 'http://www.zeta.org.au/~craig/srk' > > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum
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