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#1 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

Got one of these but no Sun monitor...

Am I right in saying only a Sun monitor will plug into the back of
this? Is there a convertor so that you can use a normal monitor?

Failing that, am I right in saying my only option is console access
via the DIN port? (Which one - theres one on the video card also?)

#2 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

<BertieBigBollox@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1188839865.409665.230520@d55g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
> Got one of these but no Sun monitor...
>
> Am I right in saying only a Sun monitor will plug into the back of
> this? Is there a convertor so that you can use a normal monitor?
>
> Failing that, am I right in saying my only option is console access
> via the DIN port? (Which one - theres one on the video card also?)
>

You can purchase a 13W3 to 15 pin converter and use a standard monitor with
the Ultra 60. You just need to ensure that the resolution and refresh
settings (you can set in the NVRAM) are compatible with the monitor you are
planning to use.

I have two LCD panels running off my Ultra 60 and both are connected with
these 13W3 to VGA connectors and have no issues.

Something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/SGI-INDY-13W3-Wor...QQcmdZViewItem

(Note: I am not endorsing this product nor providing a guarantee that it
will work with your equipment/video card)

Cheers

#3 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

"BertieBigBollox@gmail.com" <BertieBigBollox@gmail.com> writes:

>Am I right in saying only a Sun monitor will plug into the back of
>this? Is there a convertor so that you can use a normal monitor?

No, but you need a special cable to covert 3W13 to VGA.

>Failing that, am I right in saying my only option is console access
>via the DIN port? (Which one - theres one on the video card also?)

Not the DIN ports; one DIN port is for the keyboard, the other for the
Stereo sync on the graphics cards.

It's one of the DB25 connectors (the one labeled "A" in the default
OBP settings).

Casper
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#4 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

If you're in the UK I have one going cheap :-)

> Got one of these but no Sun monitor...
>
> Am I right in saying only a Sun monitor will plug into the back of
> this? Is there a convertor so that you can use a normal monitor?
>
> Failing that, am I right in saying my only option is console access
> via the DIN port? (Which one - theres one on the video card also?)

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#5 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

According to John Burns <john@unixnerd.demon.co.uk>:
> > Got one of these but no Sun monitor...

[ ... ]

> If you're in the UK I have one going cheap :-)

Actually -- it looks as though he is in the UK, based on his
posting IP.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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#6 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

On 3 Sep, 20:15, John Burns <j...@unixnerd.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> If you're in the UK I have one going cheap :-)
>
> > Got one of these but no Sun monitor...
>
> > Am I right in saying only a Sun monitor will plug into the back of
> > this? Is there a convertor so that you can use a normal monitor?
>
> > Failing that, am I right in saying my only option is console access
> > via the DIN port? (Which one - theres one on the video card also?)
>
> --
> Who needs a life when you've got Unix? :-)
> Email: j...@unixnerd.demon.co.uk, John G.Burns B.Eng, Bonny Scotland
> Web :http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk- The Ultimate BMW Homepage!
> Need Sun or HP Unix kit?http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/unix...athspey.co.uk- Quality Binoculars at a Sensible price

Yep. UK. How much?

#7 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

"BertieBigBollox@gmail.com" <BertieBigBollox@gmail.com> writes:

>OK. Found a Sun monitor to normal monitor cable. Nothing on the
>monitor when I power up the Ultra :-(

Have you plugged in a keyboard?

>Also found an old 25 pin to 9 pin serial cable (labelled UPS???)
>plugged than it to A and the other to COM1 of my PC. Hyperterm 9600-
>N-1 but nothing.

Might be a DTE/DCE issue.

Casper
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Expressed in this posting are my opinions. They are in no way related
to opinions held by my employer, Sun Microsystems.
Statements on Sun products included here are not gospel and may
be fiction rather than truth.

#8 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

On 6 Sep, 15:11, Casper H.S. Dik <Casper....@Sun.COM> wrote:
> "BertieBigBol...@gmail.com" <BertieBigBol...@gmail.com> writes:
> >OK. Found a Sun monitor to normal monitor cable. Nothing on the
> >monitor when I power up the Ultra :-(
>
> Have you plugged in a keyboard?

Yep.

>
> >Also found an old 25 pin to 9 pin serial cable (labelled UPS???)
> >plugged than it to A and the other to COM1 of my PC. Hyperterm 9600-
> >N-1 but nothing.
>
> Might be a DTE/DCE issue.
>

????

#9 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

"BertieBigBollox@gmail.com" <BertieBigBollox@gmail.com> writes:
>Also found an old 25 pin to 9 pin serial cable (labelled UPS???)
>plugged than it to A and the other to COM1 of my PC. Hyperterm 9600-
>N-1 but nothing.

If its an APC UPS smart-cable, its far from a standard serial cable.
They remap all the pins all over the place.

Otherwise, you might need a null-modem.

#10 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 04:40 PM

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:22:00 -0700, BertieBigBollox@gmail.com wrote:
> On 6 Sep, 15:11, Casper H.S. Dik <Casper....@Sun.COM> wrote:

>> Might be a DTE/DCE issue.
>>
> ????

http://www.camiresearch.com/Data_Com...l#anchor242192

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