[Gllug] Gentoo on Sparcstation 20

Nix nix at esperi.org.uk
Fri Nov 19 11:35:13 UTC 2004


On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Adrian McMenamin spake:
> When I boot the box there is clearly interaction between the box and the Cd 
> rom but the whole setup appears to reboot every 30 - 40 seconds or so. What I 
> really want is a working network connection so I can ssh to the box or even 
> just find out what the ID of the NIC is :(

The OpenPROM can tell you the MAC if you get a null-modem cable, and
then you should be able to netboot.

Why not go to Tottenham Court Road tomorrow and get one? :)

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