My work gave me an old ultra 5, and they said they werent exactly sure what was on it, if anything at all. When I turn it on, nothing happens. The screen seems to get a signal, but nothing comes up. I'm guessing the hdd has been wiped clean.

If that is the case, does anyone know how I can get this up and running, as I am not real familiar with sun hardware/unix. I got this box to get accustomed to unix better than what I already am.

2/17/2006 6:18:58 PM

install linux

2/17/2006 6:20:32 PM

would you suggest linux over the latest version of solaris?

2/17/2006 6:23:52 PM

You've been had

But look on the bright side, at least your boat has a back up anchor

2/17/2006 6:55:16 PM

I dont see how I was had, they told me they werent sure what was on it....its a working unix box for free

2/17/2006 7:22:35 PM

i dont know, lets start with the fact that you arnt even smart enough to boot the thing

2/17/2006 8:35:02 PM

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2/17/2006 9:26:11 PM

throw it away or use it as a decorative piece. thats about all that non-x86 consumer level hardware is good for

2/17/2006 10:33:47 PM

^^Yep. Stop-A will get you into the firmware.

Then, you need to install something on it, obviously. If you can get Solaris 10 I'd recommend giving it a try.

2/18/2006 1:31:59 AM