[XCSSA] Anyone have experience with a Sun V880?

[c P]

Ok, the following links about Open Boot/Firmware might help.
Craig

OpenFirmware 2 hardware device info : http://bigblueroom.net/OBPvsOF.html
Basic questions : http://www.itworld.com/UIR951001openboot
Sun reference manual : http://sunsolve.sun.com/data/802/802-3242/html/TOC.html
Boot Device example : http://www.itworld.com/UIR951001openboot?page=0%2C4
OpenFirmware reference : http://www.firmworks.com/QuickRef.html
Configuring NVRAM variables :
http://sunsolve.sun.com/data/802/802-3242/html/cfg-var.html#H2_100019



On 2/26/10, c P <sargonemail at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/25/10, KC <kcoriginal at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Dennis,
>>
>> Thank-you for validating my concern that it could be built-in Sun-isms
>> causing my problems!
>>
> The "fourth" time should be a charm. (forth being the Sun prom
> programming language).
>
>> Also, I do not have a Sun keyboard. Just a Dell PC keyboard plugged in.
> ctrl-break will do the same thing.
>
> Craig
>
>> I do most of my interfacing using PuTTy over serial. I have tried various
>> video
>> cards, including some very common server cards from ATI from years back,
>> Rage3D and Radeon 7000 to name a few, and I can't seem to get ANY output
>> through local video.
>>
>> kc
>>
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