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Sun boot error: The file just loaded does not appear to be executable

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

When you try to boot a Sun SPARC based machine from CDROM you get the error “The file just loaded does not appear to be executable”: ok boot cdrom Resetting … Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI (UltraSPARC-IIi 333MHz), No Keyboard OpenBoot 3.19, 384 MB (50 ns) memory installed, Serial #12345678. Ethernet address 8:0:20:11:22:33, Host ID: 80112233. [...]

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How to do a Stop-A on a PS/2 Keyboard with a Sun Interface Converter

Thursday, April 8, 2010

If you’re using a PS/2 keyboard on an older model Sun with a Sun Interface Converter (part number 730-2068-01) you might be wondering where the Stop key is. Use the Break key instead. For example, Break+A instead of Stop+A.

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