How to install FreeBSD on headless UltraSPARC-II

[Ivo Mencke]

Hi, if you have connected through a serial cable send it a break signal
just at the start of system bootup (how to send the break depends on
what software you are using) and type "boot cdrom" at the ok prompt,
when you have the install cd in the cdrom drive
ivo

On Tue, 2005-04-26 at 15:25 +0200, nocturnal wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have an ultrasparc here with debian linux, it was installed quite some 
> time ago so no one here remembers the password. The machine has no 
> floppy or monitor. I've managed to connect to it through a serial null 
> modem cable and i can see the boot process but i don't know the linux 
> password so i can't login after it's booted, it wont boot from any cd 
> and as i have no monitor i don't know if there is some kinda bios option 
> for that before the things i see through the serial cable connection.
> 
> I want to install FreeBSD 5.3 on it, my boss says he installed linux on 
> it using a tftp bootimage and booting over the network or something like 
> that. I can't find any good links for this and the ones i find i don't 
> understand so thats why i was wondering if anyone here could help me.
> 
> These are the resources i've found so far.
> 
> http://sunsite.ulatina.ac.cr/Unix/Linux/Splack/sparc/splack-8.0/BOOTING.TXT
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-6.0-Manual/install-guide/doc123.html
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/1999/02/msg00065.html