Re: LX without keyboard

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 00:00

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In <6lc5od$9g4$1@info.curtin.edu.au> "Kevin" <sikwyk@hotmail.com> writes:

>I don't have a Sun monitor and keyboard and couldn't seem to get my LX to
>boot properly unless the keyboard is attached to it (I tried using a
>friend's keyboard).

>Is there anyway of getting around it ?

Have you connected a terminal to the serial port? 

LX's and IPX's should work out that there's no keyboard, and default to
using serial port A for the console instead. I have a Sparc LX here, and
that's what it does when I disconnect the keyboard and power it up.

Regards,

Craig.

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