On Mar 4, 10:54*am, and...@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
> In article <801416cf-432d-4328-8de2-33607339c...@13g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> * * * * "BertieBigBol...@gmail.com" <BertieBigBol...@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Installed Solaris 9 on my Blade 1500 to which is attached a standard
> > UK USB PC keyboard and mouse.
>
> > Trouble is its not working properly. For starters (and most
> > importantly!) I cant get the pipe character - instead I get ^@ when I
> > hit the pipe key.
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> Try the ~ key ;-)

Same.

> Was the keyboard plugged in when system was powered up? If not, try
> doing that.

Yes. Was connected.

>
> Don't have a Blade 1500 to try this out on and I'm not sure how this
> is supposed to work (I thought USB keyboards were self-identifying),
> but you might try: eeprom keyboard-layout=UK-English
> and reboot.

I assume you mean that this command is from the OK prompt? No joy...