Hi Folks, I resolved this issue -- Do the following:
Call up Tadpole Support and be nice Press Control-Stop-Z Give them the code on screen They'll give you a response code. Enter that in and from that menu, run a factory reset. Thanks, jonathan On 1/1/09, Jonathan Kalbfeld <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I recently purchased a couple of Tadpole Comet12 laptops to go along > with the SunRay DTUs I've been setting up around the house. I know > this has been discussed once before on this list, so I apologize if it > gives you indigestion, bloating, or a general distrust of bi-pedal > carboniferous meat popsicles. > > The two systems appear to be absolutely lovely in their design, > fitting nicely into my small laptop case and even into the glove > compartment of my wife's car. There is one, small, glaring issue with > my comets -- I can not seem to get into the firmware. I have tried > taking out the battery, shaking it up and down like an etch-a-sketch. > I even thought of forcing a firmware update to 1.4.8 but it seems to > refuse to TFTP any firmware after running its DHCP. I watched it play > out using snoop and it managed to DHCP an address but stop there. It > is attempting to connect to an IP address way off in the distance and > I'm sure the SysAd would not be too thrilled about that. > > Is there some magical incantation other than STOP-C that will turn my > brick back into a Tadpole Comet12? Short of that, is there a place I > can get information on opening it up and shorting some magic Jumper? > I had to do that on my SunFire V210 to crack into it so might be > comfortable doing it on a Tadpole... I took apart a few Sparcbooks > ages ago to fix broken mice, but I am not interested in hosing up > these beautiful thin clients with my fat fingers. > > Thanks a bunch, > > Jonathan > > Yes, I know it's January 1st but I'm bored. > > -- > > -- > Jonathan Kalbfeld > ThoughtWave Technologies LLC > www.thoughtwave.com > > "Yes, we did!" > > Learn UNIX For Free at unixlessons.com > -- -- Jonathan Kalbfeld ThoughtWave Technologies LLC www.thoughtwave.com "Yes, we did!" Learn UNIX For Free at unixlessons.com _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
