RESOLUTION: E450 - hangs when booting without keyboard and monito r

From: Steiner, Jason (OCFO) (Jason.Steiner_at_dc.gov)
Date: 09/02/04

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    To: focus-sun@securityfocus.com
    Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:06:37 -0400 
    
    

    Thanks for all the responses especially Marek for directing me to the
    correct solution from Sun.

    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-25-73377-1

    It was an OBP setting, but not the output-device and input-device the
    majority of people suggested. Even if these are set to screen and keyboard,
    respectively, the server will still default to ttya for input and/or output
    if they are not detected. The E450 server will boot without a monitor and
    keyboard with all the default OBP and kbd settings. My problem was that the
    value OBP ttya-ignore-cd had been changed from true (default) to false.
    Once this was reset to true the sever boots fine with neither a monitor nor
    keyboard connected even with output-device=monitor and
    input-device=keyboard. Also, I am able to connect and disconnect from the
    console at any point using a proper terminal emulator and cable connected to
    ttya. I use the serial port on my laptop, a null modem cable, and
    SecureCRT.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Marek Antozi [mailto:Marek.Antozi@Sun.COM]
    Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 6:00 AM
    To: Steiner, Jason (OCFO)
    Cc: focus-sun@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Re: E450 - hangs when booting without keyboard and monitor

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    Hello Jason.

    Maybe document at
    "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-25-73377-1" will help
    you. It is called "Server without a keyboard hangs in boot process".

    Next time before mailing to mailing list use "http://sunsolve.sun.com/".

    Regards.

    - -Marek Antozi
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