EKP wrote:

> I am retrocomputers lover, and I recently got a Sun IPX.
> I don't know very much about Sun's hardware.

Check out docs.sun.com - there may be something there still on the IPX.
Also look at www.sunshack.org. He has links that might be appropriate
for you.

> The problem is that the machine doesn't boot and it even doesn not
> print anything at all: monitor is blank.

You have to wait quite a few minutes for ANYTHING to appear on screen.
Also, that screen must support 80x34 text mode. Sun monitors do...
Even with graphics up dont expect much. 1152x900 but only 256 colors.
Better to run X remotely on one of these.

> Moreover monitor's led initially becomes green then it starts
> blinking... as if just no signal reaches the monitor.
> I thought that video board is not working. Am i right or wrong?

Its probably OK. If not a CG6 card can be eBayed for next to 0 Euros.

> I tried to remove Ram, and reinsert every module step by step, to check
> for damaged banks, but nothing changed.
> Now, as you surely know, video board is itegrated in the mainboard. So
> I wanted to understand firt of all if it's possible that this problem
> is causated from the video board, or if there can be another cause.
> Then If it's only a video problem, I'd like to know if there's a way to
> solve it.
> I mean... if another video board is pluggable to the expansion's
> slots... or... i don't know...

Someone mentioned serial cable usage which is a good suggestion.
Plug a null modem cable into serial port A. Monitor the output with
TeraTerm or even HyperTerm. Cabling? An old "high speed" Mac
cable works perfectly if you can find one.

> any help will be appreciated.
> thanks a lot in advance

I dont agree that this machine is worthless. Such a box can still do
useful work, more the most recent Wintel XP "Pro" box if you cut it
down to
same amount of RAM (64 MB or less) I suspect.
Solaris 7 runs on it which aint too bad if you keep the box firewalled.