On Apr 4, 10:52 am, Greg Mortensen <thevis...@pobox.com> wrote:
> In <91345091-1146-462c-98f8-24713e720...@m71g2000hse.googlegroups.com> Damon Getsman <dgets...@gmail.com> writes:

> 10 minutes isn't long.
>
> Try turning the key to diagnostic mode and see if you get more output.

*laugh*

I actually got through everything; the longest part was waiting for it
to attempt configuration of the network interfaces. It ran through
qfe0-3 and hme0, each one taking about 10-15 min apiece to determine
that it wasn't connected.

Now I'm in the Solaris installation CD working on network
configuration. I've hooked it up to the hub that I'm on, but there
are 5 ethernet ports to choose from. Four are in a straight line (on
the same board that has the serial ports A & B. And there is another
one labelled TP with the < . . . >. Once I figure out what interface
each of them are I should be able to get a little bit further with
configuration here.

Which key are you speaking of when you say turn it to diagnostic
mode? The only key that I've seen on this machine is the front panel
lock.

Thnx!