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(Created page with "== sparcstation 5 == * at "ok" prompt, type <code>boot disk<br> username: root<br> password: sudo*room<br> </code> once its booted up, open a terminal and type <code> ifconfig le0 plumb<br> ifconfig le0 up<br> ifconfig le0 hw ether <br> ifconfig le0 <br> ifconfig le0 <br> ifconfig le0 <br> </code>")
 
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== sparcstation 5 ==
== sparcstation 5 ==
* if it keeps trying to boot from network, try pressing STOP and A at the same time (and figure out how to fix that)
* at "ok" prompt, type
* at "ok" prompt, type


<code>boot disk<br>
<code>boot disk</code><br>
username: root<br>
root<br>
password: sudo*room<br>
sudo*room<br>
</code>


once its booted up, open a terminal and type
* once its booted up, open a terminal and type


<code>
<code>
ifconfig le0 plumb<br>
ifconfig le0 plumb<br>
ifconfig le0 up<br>
ifconfig le0 up<br>
ifconfig le0 hw ether <br>
ifconfig le0 100.64.64.37/22<br>
ifconfig le0 <br>
route add default 100.64.64.1<br>
ifconfig le0 <br>
ifconfig le0 <br>
</code>
</code>
* but even with the following in /etc/resolv.conf it can't resolve domain names, HOWEVER nslookup works:
<code>domain jackpumpkin<br>
nameserver 8.8.8.8<br>
nameserver 8.8.4.4<br></code>
* lol when i went to Netscape and tried to visit <code>http://172.217.164.110</code> it said "Netscape is unable to locate the server www.google.com.  Please check the server name and try again."
[https://www.unix.com/solaris/45324-configuring-tp-ethernet-sparcstation-5-solaris-8-a.html maybe this will help make these settings automatic?]
=== had to do this because the eeprom battery was dead ===
* [https://gist.github.com/amdprophet/e010803d581d676003a90ba36da8a269 how to configure mac address] which was written using information from amdprophet's notes & [http://www.obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/faq_nvram.html http://www.obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/faq_nvram.html]
* then after that, it didn't come up to the "ok" prompt anymore so I had to
[https://www.unixguide.net/sun/faq/5.49.shtml press STOP and A keys at the same time to interrupt boot]

Revision as of 01:43, 8 November 2023

sparcstation 5

  • if it keeps trying to boot from network, try pressing STOP and A at the same time (and figure out how to fix that)
  • at "ok" prompt, type

boot disk
root
sudo*room

  • once its booted up, open a terminal and type

ifconfig le0 plumb
ifconfig le0 up
ifconfig le0 100.64.64.37/22
route add default 100.64.64.1

  • but even with the following in /etc/resolv.conf it can't resolve domain names, HOWEVER nslookup works:

domain jackpumpkin
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

  • lol when i went to Netscape and tried to visit http://172.217.164.110 it said "Netscape is unable to locate the server www.google.com. Please check the server name and try again."

maybe this will help make these settings automatic?

had to do this because the eeprom battery was dead

  • then after that, it didn't come up to the "ok" prompt anymore so I had to

press STOP and A keys at the same time to interrupt boot