Sun Microsystems 280R manual Power-On Failure, Become superuser Type

Use this method while the operating system is running:

1.Become superuser.

2.Type:

#eeprom nvramrc=”probe-all install-console banner apply disable-link-pulse device-name”

(Repeat for any additional device names.)

#eeprom “use-nvramrc?”=true

3.Reboot the system to make the changes effective.

Use this method when the system is already at the OpenBoot prompt:

1.Shut down the operating system and take the system to the ok prompt.

2.Determine the device name for the desired Ethernet interface.

3.At the ok prompt, type:

ok nvedit

0:probe-all install-console banner

1:apply disable-link-pulse device-name

(Repeat this step for other device names as needed.) (Press CONTROL-C to exit nvedit.)

ok nvstore

ok setenv use-nvramrc? true

4. Reboot the system to make the changes effective.

Power-On Failure

Symptom

The system attempts to power on but does not boot or initialize the terminal or monitor.

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