Oops; my mistake. I got carried away and was thinking you could do a stop m and get to the configure menu also.
Scott -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Bender Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:56 PM To: SunRay-Users mailing list Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [SunRay-Users] no keyboard Stop V will only tell you the version. On 12/1/10 6:03 PM, Nishimura, Scott L (IT Solutions) wrote: > Did you try Craig's earlier suggestion of stop v with the Ethernet cable > unplugged just after it tries to contact a SRS? According to him, that > works no matter whether the FW is GUI or not [never tried it myself]. > > > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Randy > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 5:43 PM > To: SunRay-Users mailing list > Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [SunRay-Users] no keyboard > > well now that DUT messed up i got it to connect to the server and the > server > desided it need to update the firmware and install a non GUI firmware on > the > DTU > now after a reboot of the DTU its all messed up no more GUI an dnow it > want > to connect to a 63.xxx.xxx.xxx server witch i don't have i use a 192.168 > > subnet > and no way to configure the DTU this is great LOL what a piece of ART > work > SRSS is.. > > > ROFL > > Randy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy"<[email protected]> > To: "SunRay-Users mailing list"<[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:11 PM > Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] no keyboard > > > Would i use the redhat SRSS install files and Srss software or is there > a > how to for CentOS > > Randy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Craig Bender"<[email protected]> > To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 6:41 PM > Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] no keyboard > > > CentOS is a "free" RH linux clone and will work wonderfully. I do > understand the draw to Ubuntu. It's a great distro, very user friendly. > > On 12/1/10 4:16 PM, Randy wrote: >> I totally understand. but the other OS's (RH/OEL, and SuSE) you have > to >> pay for and cost big bucks were a small 300 kids K-8 School and the > way >> the country is going were not getting the money we used to get and its >> just going to get worse but i see this for the school to be a great >> system to use. I'm currectly using Ncomputing L300 and those guys >> haven't got that software working correctly they need better > programmers >> at Ncomputing cause they have issues. There linux version of there >> software isn't too bad but it still need alot of work also. >> >> I don't know how much the license fee's are with Oracle but i bet > there >> not cheap.. >> >> I seen the Sunray stuff in action and i really like it. i know the > Linux >> OS on a medium level no expert yet. its just take time.. >> >> Well i figure it out somehow.. >> >> Thanks for all your time :) >> >> Randy >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Bender" >> <[email protected]> >> To:<[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 5:34 PM >> Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] no keyboard >> >> >> If you've never ran utfwadm, then you've never had GUI firmware on > your >> Sun Rays. >> >> You don't need a degree in computer science, but you do need to >> understand that you are attempting use a Linux distribution that not >> only is unsupported, but is totally different than the two distros > that >> are supported (RH/OEL, and SuSE). Unsupported means Oracle doesn't >> develop or do QA against Ubuntu, and the instructions you are > following >> are a best effort by a community of users. I highly doubt your > troubles >> are providing any job security to the contributors of the how to > guides >> for unsupported distros. >> >> If you want to see how it *should* work, install it on a supported >> distribution or on Solaris. Also, have a look at the official >> documentation to understand how to distribute GUI firmware. >> >> http://wikis.sun.com/display/SRS/Home >> >> On 12/1/10 3:05 PM, Randy wrote: >>> i'm following the directions of the SRSS on ubunti i have never yet > use >>> the utfwadm command. but i just got another sunray2 DTU an di'm > trying >>> to getthis whole thing going but i didn't know i needed a degree in >>> computer science just to get a linux box woking correctly with SRSS.. >>> >>> >>> The other DTU i put in the sunray and i'm getting a 26B when its > connect >>> to the server so that means its not getting the GUI.. >>> and now for some reason i;m getting a X on my /var/log/gdm folder now >>> sorry you don;t have permissions to view the content. (Is it sopose > to >>> do that) >>> and if so what permissions setting should i use to view the files.. >>> >>> i'm sorry if i sound like a dummy on this but you would think for all >>> the time this software been out there would be a better way of > setting >>> it up without all the issues. >>> but i guess its job security for others.. >>> >>> I'll worrer about the other DTU later i have a working DTU but now i >>> have to read some error logs to see where its stoping at and the >>> /var/log/gdm folder has me locked out.. >>> >>> >>> I thanks you guys for all your time and being patience with me and > for >>> all the trouble :) >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Bender" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: "SunRay-Users mailing list"<[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 11:23 AM >>> Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] no keyboard >>> >>> >>> It depends where you are in the boot sequence whether the keyboard is >>> allowed or not. If the DTU can't find the server, it's a brief window >>> before the DTU resets and the boot sequence repeats. >>> >>> I find the best work-around in this scenario is to remove the > Ethernet >>> cable, that will halt the boot sequence where you can get to the FW > GUI >>> if installed. Stop+V will work regardless of the firmware being the > GUI >>> or non-GUI version, but again, has to be hit in that window of time. >>> >>> If the DTU no longer has the GUI FW installed, the most likely > scenario >>> is that the DTU was provided an option to upgrade to a later version > and >>> that version was the non-GUI. >>> >>> Randy, what utadm and what utfwadm commands did you run on your Sun > Ray >>> Server? Do you only plan on using the GUI firmware to tell the DTU > how >>> to find the Sun Ray Server? Even if that is the case, I'd highly >>> suggest using either the DNS name of sunray-config-servers.FQDN or >>> option 66 in DHCP so the Sun Rays know where to grab the latest > firmware >>> from and you might be inclined to use the .parms files for the > settings >>> you are manually enter into the DTU so they can be managed centrally. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 12/1/10 9:03 AM, Nishimura, Scott L (IT Solutions) wrote: >>>> From his description, it sounds like Stop v doesn't work along with > any >>>> other keyboard combination. >>>> >>>> Is it possible that somehow the FW was altered to the non-GUI > version? >>>> That would explain the symptoms. >>>> >>>> If it's not currently connecting to your SRS, you could configure >>>> another Ethernet port on your SRS and hook the TC directly in via a >>>> crossover cable and download the GUI FW that way. >>>> >>>> Alternatively, you could configure DHCP option 49 on the TC subnet > so it >>>> automatically receives the IP of the SRS. >>>> >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> *From:* [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of > *P.S.M.Swamiji >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 30, 2010 7:02 PM >>>> *To:* SunRay-Users mailing list >>>> *Subject:* EXTERNAL:Re: [SunRay-Users] no keyboard >>>> >>>> On 12/1/2010 7:28 AM, Randy wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, Anyone out here knock knock.. :) Anyone had this problem > where >>>> you can't access the GUI on the sunray 2 DTU via keyboard.. >>>> >>>> Do you have the GUI firmware on Sun Ray 2 DTU?. >>>> What does Stop+V shows?. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> P.S.M.Swamiji >>>> >>>> Note: These are my personal opinions, nothing to do with my employer >>>> >>>> I can get it to reboot the DTU but any other command to gain access > to >>>> the GUI in the DTU don't work >>>> >>>> its like the keyboard its not there but it kinda is if i can reboot > the >>>> DTU from it. >>>> >>>> i have tryed several keyboards and to no luck why its not letting me > in >>>> the GUI in the DUT.. >>>> >>>> Its worked before now out of no where it quit. >>>> >>>> and i can't get it to access the server cause i can't set any > setting in >>>> the DUT to make it connect to the server.. >>>> >>>> I have check every where and no no avale to find a fix for this.. >>>> >>>> Randy >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> SunRay-Users mailing list >>>> >>>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> SunRay-Users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SunRay-Users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SunRay-Users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users >> _______________________________________________ >> SunRay-Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SunRay-Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
