by Yes, the documentation AND Sun support say it IS supported, and that I
should be able to install using a serial port (ttya) as console. However,
the system seems to continue to try to ignore the fact that both the
eeprom AND the kernel now say the internal framebuffer/keyboard is NOT in
use and hang when checking the non-existant keyboard.
> I don't have my documentation, but I don't think your machine is supported
> by the 2.X operating systems.
> : I have a Sun 4/260 32 MB RAM, 1 GB disk space (540 and 424) no console (console
> : is ttya - a vt100 terminal) and I can't install Solaris 2.4. I have tried 11/94
> : release, 3/95 release, local CD-ROM (yes the boot PROMS are the latest version
> : >b sd(0,30,1)), remote CD form Solaris 2.4 host, and jumpstart from Solaris 2.4
> : host.
> : The install begins, the last line I see is "Clock gained xxx days,
check etc."
> : then the lights on all of the memory boards freeze, and the system must be
> : reset or power cycled.
> : The system has been running SunOS 4.1.3_U1 flawlessly for a year. It should be
> : supported, and I am required to roll it to Solaris 2.4 if at all possible.
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