Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-28 Thread Christopher Intemann
Hi, On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Stuart Henderson wrote: > depends how you plug the pins in when you get the adapter. if you do > it this way, assuming the usual colour code for these, you can just > use a normal ethernet cable. > > 2 black > 3 yellow > 4 brown > 5 red+grn (ground; you /shou

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-28 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2009-04-28, Christopher Intemann wrote: > Hi, > thanks for the hint, however, I'm in fact a bit more confused now:-) > Couldn't I use such a thing: > http://cgi.ebay.de/SERIAL-RS232-DB9-9-PIN-FEMALE-TO-RJ45-FEMALE-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ390041017767QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Networking_SM?hash=i

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-28 Thread Chuck Robey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Christopher Intemann wrote: > Hi, > thanks for the hint, however, I'm in fact a bit more confused now:-) > Couldn't I use such a thing: > http://cgi.ebay.de/SERIAL-RS232-DB9-9-PIN-FEMALE-TO-RJ45-FEMALE-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ390041017767QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-28 Thread Frank Bax
Jussi Peltola wrote: Depends on the db9-rj45 adaptor, some need a rollover cable, some a straight one. Try it. http://www.ossmann.com/5-in-1.html

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-28 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Christopher Intemann wrote: Hi, thanks for the hint, however, I'm in fact a bit more confused now:-) Couldn't I use such a thing: http://cgi.ebay.de/SERIAL-RS232-DB9-9-PIN-FEMALE-TO-RJ45-FEMALE-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ390041017767QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Networking_SM?hash=item390041017767&_trksi

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-28 Thread Jussi Peltola
Depends on the db9-rj45 adaptor, some need a rollover cable, some a straight one. Try it.

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-28 Thread Christopher Intemann
Hi, thanks for the hint, however, I'm in fact a bit more confused now:-) Couldn't I use such a thing: http://cgi.ebay.de/SERIAL-RS232-DB9-9-PIN-FEMALE-TO-RJ45-FEMALE-ADAPTOR_W0QQitemZ390041017767QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Networking_SM?hash=item390041017767&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177 In addition

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-27 Thread Jussi Peltola
Many (probably 50%) of RJ11 4-wire telephone cables were crimped wrong by the factory and are in fact roll over cables (RJ11 fits in RJ45, but you need 4 wires, 2 won't work). Saved me some from hair loss one sunday far away from everything. -- Jussi Peltola

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-27 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Christopher Intemann wrote: Thank you very much, your guide will be very helpful to me. Your welcome. Maybe you should blog it somewhere? Archive is there for that, plus to be decently blog, I believe it should be written in better English! (;> So, I think it will stay where it is. Unle

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-27 Thread Fred Crowson
On 4/27/09, Christopher Intemann wrote: > Thank you very much, your guide will be very helpful to me. > Maybe you should blog it somewhere? That's what mailing list archives are for: http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&w=2&r=1&s=Netra+X1&q=b hth Fred

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-27 Thread Christopher Intemann
Thank you very much, your guide will be very helpful to me. Maybe you should blog it somewhere? I'm just only getting a bit confused about the serial ports of the Netra box. Where do i get the appropriat cables to either connect this port to an ordinary RS/232 port, or to another netra x1? By the w

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
OK, Here I put a little bit of details on how to setup that box from scratch. I guess I spend a little bit of time putting it together because I also I remember my first one, years ago, where I did plenty of Google before I could set one up. It wasn't a 5 minutes process then, but it is sure

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Paul Ouderkirk wrote: On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Christopher Intemann wrote: On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:14 PM, wrote: On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 01:34:50AM +0200, Christopher Intemann wrote: However could not find any information if I could boot from discs connected via a PCI-IDE contr

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-26 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Christopher Intemann wrote: On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:14 PM, wrote: On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 01:34:50AM +0200, Christopher Intemann wrote: However could not find any information if I could boot from discs connected via a PCI-IDE controller. Read up on these EEPROM commands: probe-ide-all

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-26 Thread Christopher Intemann
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Paul Ouderkirk wrote: > > > However, as it comes without hard-drives, I was wondering if i would have > to > > buy a drive <137GB or if I could give a 500Gig drive and a PCI-IDE Card a > > try. > > The Netra X1 has no PCI slots. > > > http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbo

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-26 Thread Paul Ouderkirk
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Christopher Intemann wrote: > On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:14 PM, wrote: > >> On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 01:34:50AM +0200, Christopher Intemann wrote: >> > However could not find any information if I could boot from discs >> connected >> > via a PCI-IDE controller. >>

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-26 Thread Christopher Intemann
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:14 PM, wrote: > On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 01:34:50AM +0200, Christopher Intemann wrote: > > However could not find any information if I could boot from discs > connected > > via a PCI-IDE controller. > > Read up on these EEPROM commands: > > probe-ide-all > show-disks >

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-26 Thread vext01
Hi, On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 01:34:50AM +0200, Christopher Intemann wrote: > Hi, > does anyone here have experience with OpenBSD on a Sun Netra X1 server? My backup server is one of these. > I read somewhere that it does only support hard drives up to 137GB of size. > Is there any way to avoid t

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-26 Thread vext01
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 01:34:50AM +0200, Christopher Intemann wrote: > However could not find any information if I could boot from discs connected > via a PCI-IDE controller. Read up on these EEPROM commands: probe-ide-all show-disks They should help. -- Best Regards Edd Barrett (Freelance

Re: OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-25 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Christopher Intemann wrote: Hi, does anyone here have experience with OpenBSD on a Sun Netra X1 server? I read somewhere that it does only support hard drives up to 137GB of size. Yes the limit is 137 GB and I said that and it's tested as well. I posted that long ago, but again I guess two or

OpenBSD on Sun Netra X1

2009-04-25 Thread Christopher Intemann
Hi, does anyone here have experience with OpenBSD on a Sun Netra X1 server? I read somewhere that it does only support hard drives up to 137GB of size. Is there any way to avoid this restriction? I read somewhere (else) that using a PCI-IDE controller could do the trick. However could not find any