"lazyboy_2k@yahoo.com" <lazyboy_2k@yahoo.com> writes:
> tc:\
> :dv=/dev/term/a:br#9600:el=^C^S^Q^U^D:ie=%$e=^D:

I'd use /dev/cua/a ...

> I tip it in & power on the box & hold the test button until the power
> light start blinking and release it.

That's the reset sequence. If you press the button again, the "test"
light will come on. Then the right hand four LEDs will go through a
test sequence, and you should get a "monitor:: " prompt on the
console.

> Power: green
> Unit: green
> Net: green
> Attn: off
> Load: off
> Active: blinking
> Test: off

That means it's attempting to boot off the network or off of FLASH.
If you don't have a unit with FLASH (it's an optional feature) and you
don't have a configured TFTP server on your network, then it's never
going to come up.

> Question: Is there a coincidence that both of my tc are bad? If they
> are not, is there a way to fix it?

I don't think they're bad. At least not from this description.

If the box fails self test, you should see an SOS (morse code
....---...) pattern on the LEDs.

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