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removable hard disk drive adapter 6-9
removable hard disk drive, security 6-12
removable hard disk type, SPARCbook 3 6-6
removable hard disk type, SPARCbook 3000 6-6
removable hard disks, additional 6-7
removing an removable hard disk drive 6-11
removing the hard disk 6-3
removing the SIMMs 15-5
repartitioning the hard disk 15-7, 15-8
reset 3-12
resetting the SPARCbook 16-14
restoring filesystems 14-6
Resume failure 16-4
right function 3-11
Right function keys 3-12

safety features, battery 4-4
safety information, car adapter 4-12
Save

automatic 5-5
canceling 3-12
keyboard command 3-12
on battery low 5-5
on inactivity 5-5

Save and Resume 1-7, 5-1

enabling and disabling 5-7
ensuring reliable operation 5-3
functional description 5-2
using 6-2

Save and Resume and file sharing 8-13
Save and Resume and security 5-6
Save and Resume failure, recovery 5-4
save and swap partitions sizes 6-6
save partition 6-5, 15-8
save, partition 5-2
SCSI 3-8
SCSI daisy chain 7-3
SCSI devices

checking 16-8
connecting 7-3
special files 7-5

SCSI devices, overview 7-2
SCSI ID 7-6
SCSI ID for the removable hard disk drive 6-7
SCSI ID, floppy disk drive 7-12
SCSI IDs 7-4
SCSI port 3-8
SCSI termination

floppy disk drive 7-13

SCSI terminator 6-11
SCSI terminators 7-4
security

removable hard disk drive 6-12

self discharge, battery 4-5
Sending a fax 9-22
serial devices 12-2
serial interface 3-8
serial line IP (SLIP) 9-5
server 8-3
setting the Xserver resolution 11-11
setting up PPP 9-6
SIMMs

fitting 15-6
removing 15-5

SIMMs, checking 15-7
SIMMs, fitting 15-3
SIMMs, preparing to remove 15-4
simultaneous display operation 11-7
sing SCSI devices, overview 7-2
Sleep 5-5
SLIP 8-19, 9-13
software problems 16-11
sound, adjusting 3-12
SPARC Compliance Definition 13-2
SPARCbook 3, removable hard disk type 6-6
SPARCbook 3000, removable hard disk type 6-6
special function keys 3-12
stand-alone charging, external battery 4-11
starting and stopping PPP 9-12
starting NCE 1-9

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Summary of Contents for SPARCbook 3000 series

Page 1: ...SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide SPARCbook 3000 and SPARCbook 3 Families S3UG4_Book Page i Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 2: ...logo OpenWindows SunView and SunOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX and OPEN LOOK are registered trademarks of UNIX Systems Laboratories Inc All other product names...

Page 3: ...is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized cha...

Page 4: ...laint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary The telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment If this h...

Page 5: ...NECT CABLES AS DESCRIBED BELOW WHEN INSTALLING MOVING OR OPENING THE COVERS OF THIS PRODUCT OR ATTACHED DEVICES To connect your computer 1 Turn your computer and peripherals OFF 2 Connect all cables b...

Page 6: ...TERY REQUIRES REPLACEMENT THE UNIT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE FACTORY OF MANUFACTUREASTHEREISADANGEROFEXPLOSIONIFTHEBATTERYIS INCORRECTLY REPLACED Environmental Notice Note The fluorescent lamp located i...

Page 7: ...ok 1 2 Installing the Battery 1 3 Connecting the AC Adapter 1 5 Powering On for the First Time 1 6 Powering Off 1 7 Powering off using a system shutdown 1 7 Powering off using Save 1 7 Using Full Syst...

Page 8: ...wer Management Power Management System Operation 4 2 Battery charging 4 2 Battery status 4 2 Battery warning LED 4 3 Maximizing battery life 4 4 The Internal Battery 4 4 Operating on internal battery...

Page 9: ...and Resume and Security 5 6 Enabling and Disabling Save and Resume 5 7 Chapter 6 Using the Removable Hard Disk Overview 6 2 Fitting and Removing the Hard Disk 6 3 Caring for Removable Hard Disks 6 4...

Page 10: ...ems 8 13 Exporting local filesystems 8 14 Mounting filesystems 8 15 Automatic file mounting 8 16 Unmounting a remote filesystem 8 17 Executing Remote Commands 8 18 Copying files 8 18 Remote program ex...

Page 11: ...11 4 Display panning 11 4 Display zoom 11 4 Color Mapping 11 6 Setting the color mode 11 6 Resolution limitations 11 7 Simultaneous Display Operation 11 7 Connecting an External Display 11 8 Configuri...

Page 12: ...3 10 Adding swap space 13 10 Chapter 14 Backup and Restore Overview 14 2 Backup strategies 14 2 Further information 14 3 File Backup Facilities 14 3 Backing Up Filesystems 14 4 Backing up partitions t...

Page 13: ...program 16 12 Operating system panic 16 12 Failing program 16 12 Warning messages 16 13 Resetting Your SPARCbook 16 14 Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B Connector Reference DC In B 2 Para...

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Page 15: ...o get the most from your SPARCbook as quickly as possible please take the time to read the first five chapters of this guide These provide the most essential information to get your system up and runn...

Page 16: ...omponents This chapter identifies the main components of your SPARCbook and briefly describes the function of each Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the main components Chapter 4 Power Ma...

Page 17: ...s how to set up the internal modem on the SPARCbook 3 Series models how to set up PCMCIA modems on SPARCbook 3000 models and how to use remote communications Chapter 10 PCMCIA Interface This chapter d...

Page 18: ...h your SPARCbook It describes how to obtain technical assistance provides a problem solving checklist describes how to use the OpenBoot diagnostics software and how to solve some common software probl...

Page 19: ...plied to any SPARCbook 3 model using the same operating system although specific details such as built in display resolution may differ Associated Documents Publication Topics Read Me First Release no...

Page 20: ...ames the device file dev rdiskette Monospace Bold Used to indicate commands you type in more etc hotsts Sans serif Bold Used to indicate particular keys or key sequences that you press on the keyboard...

Page 21: ...upply and how to start up and shut down It provides the following sections Caring for your SPARCbook 1 2 Installing the Battery 1 3 Connecting the AC Adapter 1 5 Powering On for the First Time 1 6 Pow...

Page 22: ...t 13 cm 5 in away from electrical appliances that generate strong magnetic fields such as motors televisions refrigerators or powerful audio speakers Do not disassemble your SPARCbook Do not move your...

Page 23: ...ttery Installing the Battery When a battery is supplied with your SPARCbook it is packed separately to protect the battery and SPARCbook contacts while the system is in transit Figure 1 1 Installing t...

Page 24: ...r The AC adapter or car adapter supplies power to your SPARCbook whether your SPARCbook is operating or not The internal battery takes between 1 5 and 4 hours to charge the first time depending on SPA...

Page 25: ...hat you can use the supplied AC adapter anywhere in the world where there is a suitable supply You may need to use different AC cords however Connect the AC adapter to your SPARCbook as follows 1 Conn...

Page 26: ...system configuration screen is displayed Configuring your system is described in Chapter 2 Initial System Configuration Note On a new system the Power On button is only configured to power your SPARC...

Page 27: ...off It takes between 30 and 90 seconds for the Save to complete Save and Resume The Save and Resume feature makes it easy to start and stop your SPARCbook without having to perform the lengthy Solari...

Page 28: ...e facility In cases where you have previously used Save to power off or if Resume fails a full system startup can be carried out as follows 1 If your system is powered on press Pause O to power off 2...

Page 29: ...ay operates as a simple ASCII terminal and displays the Solaris command line Note If your SPARCbook starts at the command prompt you can enter OpenWindows by typing the command openwin The factory ins...

Page 30: ...should not be connected The pinout of the combined keyboard and mouse interface is standard allowing you to connect any Sun compatible external mouse and keyboard with their standard cables The combin...

Page 31: ...environment ready installed for you on the removable hard disk However before using your SPARCbook for the first time configure the operating system following the instructions in this chapter You may...

Page 32: ...nfiguration process may differ slightly between Solaris versions so that the order in which steps are carried out may differ from the worked example below As a general rule you should carry out any st...

Page 33: ...ed by periods For example Internet IP Address 195 5 2 15 The IP address must be unique to your SPARCbook system as duplicated addresses will disrupt the network Name Service After you have entered you...

Page 34: ...r for the correct choice for this screen Time zone When prompted enter your time zone information following the on screen instructions If your time zone does not correspond with any of those listed yo...

Page 35: ...openwin The OpenWindows desktop is displayed Moving Between User and the Root Accounts Many of the operations described in this guide require you to be logged in as root The root account gives you the...

Page 36: ...OpenWindows desktop menu is displayed 3 From the menu select Programs and then Command Tool A cmdtool window is displayed 4 In the command tool window enter the command admintool The Admintool window...

Page 37: ...e account is to be administered Use this section to specify such the required change frequency expiration date and number of days warnings are issued advising that the password should be changed Home...

Page 38: ...Initial System Configuration Restarting the System 2 8 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 8 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 39: ...ch Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the main components This chapter contains the following information Front Detail 3 2 Rear Detail 3 4 Underside Detail 3 6 I O Panel 3 7 The Built In D...

Page 40: ...l 3 2 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide Front Detail The front detail of your SPARCbook 3000 is illustrated in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Front View of SPARCbook 3000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S3UG4_Book Pag...

Page 41: ...sume work when the battery has been replaced or your system has been connected to an AC supply 5 Power On Button The Power On button is used to power your SPARCbook on On a new system it is only confi...

Page 42: ...l 3 4 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide Rear Detail The rear detail of your SPARCbook is illustrated in Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Your SPARCbook 3000 Viewed from the Rear 1 2 3 4 5 S3UG4_Book Page...

Page 43: ...icle adapter to your SPARCbook 3 I O Panel The I O panel provides interface connections used for connecting peripherals and for communications See I O Panel on page 3 7 4 ExternalBattery Release The e...

Page 44: ...ystem by allowing air to circulate beneath the base casting 2 Machine Identification Label The machine identification label contains the serial number of your SPARCbook and information about the machi...

Page 45: ...ok provides connectors for all of the expansion and communications interfaces except for the PCMCIA Model differences The following figures illustrate the I O panels of the SPARCbook models Figure 3 4...

Page 46: ...iven directly from this port Using the display interface is discussed in Chapter 11 Using Displays SCSI Port The SCSI port allows you to connect external hard disks tape drives and CD ROM drives to yo...

Page 47: ...line in and line out connections It allows stereo sound input from an external sound source such as a microphone or CD player to be recorded and stored by your SPARCbook and then played out to externa...

Page 48: ...he built in display is used by your SPARCbook to display information when an external high resolution display is not being used To use the internal display open the lid and adjust the viewing angle to...

Page 49: ...Built In Keyboard The built in keyboard provides full size keys laid out in a conventional manner However the number of keys provided is limited by the compact size of the SPARCbook which means that s...

Page 50: ...er and several key combinations are predefined to operate them as shown below Operation Key Combination Start Openboot after power on or reset Pause A System reset Pause R System shutdown using Save P...

Page 51: ...enabled and disabled by pressing Shift NumLk Pressing Shift NumLk enables numeric keypad mode Pressing Shift NumLk again disables numeric keypad mode The character for each key while in numeric keypad...

Page 52: ...gure 3 3 on page 3 6 Note Releasing the legs aids system cooling by allowing air to circulate beneath the base casting This ensures more reliabl operation in warmer climates Release the legs by pressi...

Page 53: ...tion The Pointing Stick is pressure sensitive and the cursor moves in the direction in which it is pressed at a speed corresponding to the pressure applied Note Under some operating conditions the cur...

Page 54: ...Note The battery status line on some earlier S3 models does not show a percentage number until the battery has been fully charged Battery status On a SPARCbook 3 the battery status line indicates whet...

Page 55: ...ok is receiving DC power from the external AC adapter or from a car adapter WAN Active Indicates that a wide area network connection has been established either via the internal modem or ISDN interfac...

Page 56: ...Main System Components Status Display 3 18 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 18 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 57: ...internal and external batteries and a 12V car adapter It contains the following sections Power Management System Operation 4 2 The Internal Battery 4 4 The Internal Battery Pack Charger Unit IBPC 4 6...

Page 58: ...e system automatically switches to a trickle charge to maintain the battery in good condition You can use your SPARCbook as normal while the battery is being charged Battery status Battery status info...

Page 59: ...warning LED provides two warning levels First the LED flashes to indicate that there are 3 to 5 minutes of battery power remaining The LED flashes faster as this time runs down Second the LED illumina...

Page 60: ...g a slower CPU clock speed For information about how to use these facilities see the NCE User Guide The Internal Battery The internal battery is specially designed for use with your SPARCbook It incor...

Page 61: ...supplied with your computer is self discharge This causes the battery to become exhausted after several weeks of storage even if it is not fitted into your computer Also when it is installed in your...

Page 62: ...nternal Battery Charger Storage unit T2IBPCHRG Connecting the charger Connect your battery IBPC as follows see Figure 4 3 1 Connect the AC adapter to either DC connector on the IPBC 2 Connect the supp...

Page 63: ...ur charger illuminates when the AC adapter is connected and switched on The amber LED on the charger illuminates constantly when the battery is being fast charged and flashes rapidly when the battery...

Page 64: ...e optional external battery pack available from your SPARCbook dealer which will power your SPARCbook for up to 6 hours of use from a single charge The external battery pack allows you to use all of t...

Page 65: ...l battery pack The external battery pack can be operated with your computer in one of two ways By direct attachment to the rear of your computer By connection with the extension cord Direct Attachment...

Page 66: ...time and also which battery internal or external is discharged first This is described in the NCE Guide User Guide Charging your external battery pack To charge your external battery pack connect the...

Page 67: ...l battery pack charges automatically Detaching your external battery pack Removal of the external battery pack is a reversal of the attachment procedure 1 Power your computer off 2 Slide the release c...

Page 68: ...DRIVING A VEHICLE WARNING DISCONNECT YOUR CAR ADAPTER FROM THE VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY BEFORE CHANGING THE INTERNAL 5A FUSE Connecting your car adapter Connect your car adapter as follows see Figure 4 5...

Page 69: ...m your car adapter It charges the internal battery in the same way as the AC adapter Your car adapter is of a high efficiency design However to conserve your vehicle s battery life you should disconne...

Page 70: ...the DC in connector before disconnecting from the cigarette lighter socket Ensure that your computer has an internal battery installed Operation during engine starts Voltage variations and spikes fro...

Page 71: ...r SPARCbook without having to perform lengthy shutdown and startup procedures This chapter the following sections How Save and Resume Functions 5 2 Powering Off Using Save 5 3 Automatic Save Features...

Page 72: ...save data available your SPARCbook carries out a conventional Solaris system startup The Save Partition A partition is reserved on your SPARCbook s boot disk to support the Save and Resume feature Th...

Page 73: ...ected by Save and Resume allowing you to take up work exactly where you left off How to ensure Save and Resume operates successfully Your SPARCbook Resumes most reliably if the hardware facilities are...

Page 74: ...instances your SPARCbook will recover from these situations but this cannot always be guaranteed What to do if Resume Fails If your system fails to Resume carry out a full system reboot with the follo...

Page 75: ...at is there is no mouse keyboard or interface activity it is able to perform an automatic Save See Power Manager Panel in your NCE User Guide Sleep mode In addition to the Save and Resume feature your...

Page 76: ...ively bypassing the normal login prompts One way to protect your SPARCbook against unauthorized use is to remove the hard disk while it is without power Refit it again when you next wish to use your S...

Page 77: ...isabled with a reversible command as described below or can be disabled permanently by assigning the save partition for general data storage Disabling Save and Resume To disable Save and Resume enter...

Page 78: ...ing command saveresume y dev rdsk c0t0d0s4 saveresume SAVE Partition is dev rdsk c0t0d0s4 Note This example shows the save partition for a SPARCbook 3000 model For a SPARCbook 3 the save partition is...

Page 79: ...tional hard disks and how to ensure a basic level of security for your RHDD It contains the following sections Overview 6 2 Fitting and Removing the Hard Disk 6 3 Caring for Removable Hard Disks 6 4 B...

Page 80: ...n your office and another disk for use at home Each could be stored securely when not in use and each could contain the appropriate operating system configuration for its designated location with netw...

Page 81: ...Ensure that your SPARCbook is powered OFF before removing the hard disk Removing the hard disk while your SPARCbook is running may damage the disk and destroy important data 1 Place your SPARCbook on...

Page 82: ...while your SPARCbook is running always power off first Condensation If your hard disk is carried separately from your SPARCbook and is subjected to much lower temperatures bringing it into a warm room...

Page 83: ...and must be the same size as the memory capacity of your SPARCbook The swap partition is used by the operating system to store applications that are running in the background Its size therefore is af...

Page 84: ...ioned as shown in the table then the device files would be at dev c0t0d0sn SPARCbook 3000 The SPARCbook 3000 Series use a removable IDE hard disk drive which has a fixed ID The factory installed opera...

Page 85: ...is first used This involves Setting the SCSI ID for the RHDD Carrying out disk configuration Note You can only use SCSI removable hard disk drives with SPARCbook 3000 models if they are installed in a...

Page 86: ...in Table 6 1 optimized for your SPARCbook s memory capacity Configure a boot disk as follows 1 Ensure that your SPARCbook is powered off and fit your new RHDD 2 Press the power on button 3 When the O...

Page 87: ...e SPARCbook s SCSI port It does not require a separate power supply Note Only Series 2 removable hard disk drives can be used with the RHDDA The removable hard disk drive supplied with SPARCbook 3000...

Page 88: ...of its own but takes its ID from the RHDD installed in it 2 Slide the drive s integral catch cover downwards see Figure 6 4 3 Tilt the front of the RHDDA upwards slightly and slide the drive into plac...

Page 89: ...in progress and unmount any file systems on the drive Remove the drive by sliding the catch cover downwards and sliding the drive out of the adapter Setting the SCSI Terminator The RHDDA contains a sw...

Page 90: ...our SPARCbook when it is not in use and storing it separately However it is equally possible for the RHDD to be removed by an unauthorized person The RHDD can be removed and installed into a similar S...

Page 91: ...ation correctly and provides an example of how to configure an external hard disk It provides the following information Overview 7 2 Connecting SCSI Devices 7 3 SCSI Terminators 7 4 SCSI IDs 7 4 Confi...

Page 92: ...ces to SPARCbook 3 models or seven to SPARCbook 3000 models 7 Do not exceed the maximum recommended SCSI cable lengths See the documentation for your SCSI devices 4 Select a different SCSI ID or targe...

Page 93: ...sk of SPARCbook 3 models counts as another This means that up to six external SCSI devices can be connected to SPARCbook 3 models and up to seven external devices can be connected to SPARCbook 3000 mo...

Page 94: ...ed in Figure 7 1 Note A SCSI terminator is a type of resistor network which prevents interference occurring between conductors within the interconnecting cables and so improve reliability However term...

Page 95: ...iated with those IDs SCSI ID Special Files Function SPARCbook 3 SPARCbook 3000 0 dev c0t0d0s 0 7 dev c4t0d0s 0 7 External Hard Disk Drive 1 dev c0t1d0s 0 7 dev c4t1d0s 0 7 External Hard Disk Drive 2 d...

Page 96: ...rmatted drive with a SCSI ID of 2 which is connected to the SCSI port of the SPARCbook The disk has one partition Connecting the drive The SCSI ID for a hard disk can be set to 0 zero 1 or 2 see Table...

Page 97: ...nd dev rdsk directories respectively for each of eight possible slices partitions Thus in the case of the example drive with a SCSI ID of 2 the following special files are created dev dsk c0t2d0sn dev...

Page 98: ...this example one partition is created on slice 2 which occupies the entire disk The disk is partitioned as follows 1 Become superuser 2 Enter the following command format Searching for disks done AVAI...

Page 99: ...revision volname set 8 character volume name quit format partition PARTITION MENU 0 change 0 partition 1 change 1 partition 2 change 2 partition 3 change 3 partition 4 change 4 partition 5 change 5 p...

Page 100: ...y partition quit format quit Create and then check a filesystem on the new disk 1 Become superuser 2 At the Solaris prompt enter the following commands newfs dev rdsk c0t2d0s6 fsck dev rdsk c0t2d0s6 C...

Page 101: ...rately Caution The floppy drive is powered from the SCSI port of your computer Powering more than one floppy drive or a floppy drive and a removable hard disk drive adapter at the same time may cause...

Page 102: ...unique SCSI ID You set the SCSI ID for your floppy drive using the three SCSI ID switches shown in Figure 7 3 In order to avoid conflicts with other devices it is recommended that you set the SCSI ID...

Page 103: ...ll other devices should have their terminators removed or switched off Creating the Special Files at Boot Time Before filesystems can be created or accessed on a floppy disk special files must exist T...

Page 104: ...ata that is no longer wanted Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk To insert a floppy disk hold it label side up and slide it into the aperture until it clicks into place You can remove the disk from t...

Page 105: ...makes the data on the disk appear as part of the standard filesystem of your SPARCbook although this is at the expense of some storage capacity of the disk which is used to store filesystem informati...

Page 106: ...tion for information about making MS DOS filesystems or for further information about the mount umount and eject commands Using a Disk as a Raw Storage Medium Using the disk as a raw storage medium ga...

Page 107: ...RCbook to a network and configure the network interface This chapter contains the following sections Network Terminology 8 2 Connecting Your SPARCbook to a Network 8 3 An Overview of TCP IP Networking...

Page 108: ...a network from a server Hostname The name given to a computer so that it can be referred to easily by other users on the network Internet The name given to a wide area network that spans the world Man...

Page 109: ...adapter card See Chapter 10 PCMCIA Interface There are several different types of physical media to which the SPARCbook s Ethernet interface can be connected These include Thick wire Ethernet or 10Bas...

Page 110: ...s can be sent and received anywhere in the world Although an in depth study of networking is beyond the scope of this manual this section provide a useful overview of how the Internet uses a system of...

Page 111: ...o identify an individual computer normally called a host attached to that network The proportion of the address used for each function depends upon the class of the network There are three network cla...

Page 112: ...net address for your site See Registering Internet addresses on page 8 8 Network names Although IP addresses provide computers with an efficient means of identifying the source and destination of data...

Page 113: ...medoc anyco com Simpler email addresses may be recognized by a mail server which uses database files to recognize the intended destination from Betty Small s email address of betty_small anyco com Acc...

Page 114: ...data movement between this segment and any others within the same organization and provides access to the Internet Registering Internet addresses Internet addresses are allocated and administered glo...

Page 115: ...work In particular the network administrator will be able to advise you about the correct hostname and IP address to use for your SPARCbook Configuring your SPARCbook to use DNS optional This may not...

Page 116: ...networks you wish to connect to Simple Configuration Using ifconfig The ifconfig command can be used to set the basic characteristics of the network interface the most important of which is to associa...

Page 117: ...4 56 medoc loghost my new SPARCbook 192 3 4 10 champagne internet router 192 3 4 54 burgundy 192 3 4 55 bordeaux 192 3 4 57 frascati 192 3 4 58 merlot 192 3 4 59 chianti Configuring your SPARCbook to...

Page 118: ...c defaultrouter containing the IP address of the router For example the etc defaultrouter file for a machine attached to the network in Figure 8 4 where champagne is the router would be similar to the...

Page 119: ...s associated with Save and Resume arise when file sharing is being used This is particularly true if you are running applications located on a server machine The scenario is frequently as follows you...

Page 120: ...ditor such as vi Each line has the following syntax pathname option option Where pathname is the file or directory to be exported option specifies the type of access to be given such as ro for read on...

Page 121: ...your own filesystem You may need to create a directory as a mount point and then mount the remote filesystem For example Betty Small on the machine medoc wishes to mount the directory anywork which re...

Page 122: ...on a machine called medoc as in the previous example the following line would be added to the etc vfstab file on medoc merlot usr anywork export home bs myworknfs yes rw hard intr Where the fields ar...

Page 123: ...whether or not the filesystem is mounted automatically at boot time mount options This field specifies mount options such as read only ro read write rw and no super user privileges nosuid Other usefu...

Page 124: ...one rsh Lets you execute a single command on a remote UNIX host ftp For file transfer protocol allows you to copy files over the network between hosts telnet Allows you to log in to any reachable remo...

Page 125: ...u would type the following rsh burgundy ls home SLIP and PPP When your SPARCbook is connected to a remote network via a SLIP or PPP connection most of the commands that can be used when directly attac...

Page 126: ...Using the Network Interface Executing Remote Commands 8 20 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 20 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 127: ...s how to set up PCMCIA modems on SPARCbook 3000 models and how to use remote communications This chapter contains the following sections Getting Connected 9 2 Simple Terminal Login Connection 9 3 Remo...

Page 128: ...vailable from your SPARCbook supplier To use the internal modem connect your SPARCbook 3 modem connector into the wall phone socket To use a PCMCIA modem insert the card into one of the PCMCIA slots S...

Page 129: ...tilde period that is EOT Simple Terminal Login Connection To open a simple terminal login connection to a remote system you can use the tip command The tip command allows you to open an AT command int...

Page 130: ...local system The connection remains in place and typing Ctrl D returns you to the remote system t from to Copy a file from the specified file on the remote system to a file on the local machine If to...

Page 131: ...cations can be used although the limited bandwidth of the link may make transferring large files a lengthy process Note PPP is only available on Solaris 2 3 or later it is similar to SLIP but includes...

Page 132: ...ur SPARCbook if necessary 2 Edit the etc hosts file on all machines to be connected 3 Edit the uucp database files for all dial out systems 4 Edit the etc passwd and etc shadow files for a dial in mac...

Page 133: ...nstall the PPP packages with the following command pkgadd d cdrom Solaris_2 5 SUNWpppk SUNWapppu SUNWapppr Note If you use pkgadd it is important to load the packages in the order shown in the above c...

Page 134: ...y network interface For example to allow ketch to communicate with systems connected to the primary network the hosts file for ketch might contain the following Internet host table 127 0 0 1 localhost...

Page 135: ...cp Systems slip Systems Devices The etc uucp Devices file contains an entry for every modem or serial port your SPARCbook might use for uucp or PPP operations The copy supplied as part of the SPARCbo...

Page 136: ...is as follows Name This is the host name of the remote system which must be the same as the value for the peer_system_name keyword entry in the file etc asppp cf Time Defines the time at which calls c...

Page 137: ...SPARCbook then verifies the user information in the etc passwd file For information about configuring these file please refer to the System Administration Guide See Associated Documents on page xix Ed...

Page 138: ...ine To allow dial in the etc asppp cf would have similar structure to that of the dial out machine except that in this case the destination is not included in the ifconfig section but is included in t...

Page 139: ...agne p is alive Your SPARCbook should dial the remote system and then after some delay while the connection is being established return output similar to that shown The 180 argument in this example se...

Page 140: ...d and receive mail directly to and from any other Internet user To do this you need to register with an Internet mail feed organization as a new Internet node See Registering Internet addresses on pag...

Page 141: ...A slot 1 When in Command Mode the modem accepts instructions in the form of command lines returns status information in response to some of them The modem can be instructed to perform functions such a...

Page 142: ...V Enable Short form Result Code Wn Error Correction Message Control X Enable Extended Result Code Set Y Long Space Disconnect Fn Restore Factory Configuration V Display Current Configuration and Stor...

Page 143: ...l up a remote modem The following modifiers may be added L Redial last number P Pulse Dialing T Touch tone Dialing R Originate Call in Answer Mode W Wait for dial tone for a time defined by S6 Delay d...

Page 144: ...nd with identification codes n 0 Request Product Code n 1 ROM Checksum n 2 Return OK Response n 3 Manufacturers ID n 4 Configuration Mode n 33 Sierra ID O Return to Online This command returns to the...

Page 145: ...phone numbers Wn Store Current Configuration Store the currently active configuration including S registers as a profile n 0 or 1 Yn Designate a Default Profile Selects the profile used after a hardwa...

Page 146: ...t remote configuration mode and transmit OK onto the telephone line L Display Callback Directory This causes the modem to supply a list of all callback directory entries P Store Callback Password This...

Page 147: ...le Connection Response FDCS Report Current Session FDIS Report Remote Identification FCFR Indicate Confirmation to Receive FTSI Report the Transmit Station ID FCSI Report the Called Station ID FPTS Pa...

Page 148: ...ther they are queued to be sent have been sent or have been received It also provides status and error information during fax transactions Sending a fax To send a fax with the main FAXtool window open...

Page 149: ...er page or on the message pages Please refer to FCC Part 68 Modem Information on page iv If the fax is only partly transmitted or if the remote number is busy FAXtool will retry for a preset number of...

Page 150: ...Remote Computing FAXtool 9 24 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 24 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 151: ...SPARCbook using industry standard credit card sized PCMCIA cards This chapter discusses how to use PCMCIA cards with the SPARCbook and contains the following sections Introduction to PCMCIA 10 2 The...

Page 152: ...or peripheral expansion The PCMCIA standard defines cards of three thicknesses each is about the same size as a credit card uses a similar 68 pin connector and has a 3 3 mm thickness around its edge...

Page 153: ...RCbook 3 if you are traveling in territories where the built in modem cannot be connected to the public telephone network Interface cards These include network interface scanner interface and frame gr...

Page 154: ...u wish to install an interface card such as a modem which uses a connecting cable The door is retained by clips at its hinges See Figure 10 3 To remove the PCMCIA port flap 1 Open the door to an angle...

Page 155: ...her your SPARCbook is powered down or that there are no operations in progress with the card that is already installed To install a PCMCIA card proceed as follows 1 Open the PCMCIA port door You can r...

Page 156: ...odem Panel in your NCE Guide Removing a PCMCIA Card Before removing a PCMCIA card from your SPARCbook you should disable it using the PCMCIA panel of the Notebook Computing Environment See PCMCIA Pane...

Page 157: ...PARCbook is going to be used as a router you must assign a separate IP address and hostname for each interface There must be an entry for each interface to be used in the etc hosts file See Assigning...

Page 158: ...the NCE PCMCIA Eject Script PC Flash cards are used in a similar way but use different device files These are as follows dev dsk c3d0s0 slot 0 dev dsk c3d1s0 slot 1 Note SRAM and PC Flash cards can on...

Page 159: ...set a SCSI ID and that the disk slices for the PCMCIA disk appear at dev dsk c1d0s n For example to mount partition 6 of a formatted PCMCIA hard disk onto a UNIX filesystem the following command woul...

Page 160: ...PCMCIA Interface Using PCMCIA Cards 10 10 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 10 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 161: ...ons SPARCbook Display Interface Overview 11 2 Display Interface Operating Modes 11 3 Pan and Zoom 11 4 Color Mapping 11 6 Simultaneous Display Operation 11 7 Connecting an External Display 11 8 Config...

Page 162: ...rface s operating parameters One feature that makes the SPARCbook unique is that the Xserver resolution can be set independently of the display resolution as illustrated in Figure 11 1 providing appli...

Page 163: ...ve mode can be considered to provide accelerated graphics the two terms can be used interchangeably for the SPARCbook For example if you enable an external display of 1024 x 768 pixels and have the Xs...

Page 164: ...the display move the cursor to the edge of the display toward the part of the image that you wish to see For example if the part of the image that you want to see is to the left of the display move t...

Page 165: ...ew may leave large blank borders around the image if for example you display a 1024 x 768 image on a 800 x 600 display In this case the quarter size image would only occupy the center 256 x 192 pixels...

Page 166: ...used to select an entry in a 24 bit color palette to obtain an 8 bit intensity value for each of the red green and blue color channels Thus you get 256 colors displayed simultaneously from a palette...

Page 167: ...2 bits per pixel video Simultaneous Display Operation The internal display can be used simultaneously with an external display if they both have the same resolution For example a SPARCbook system fitt...

Page 168: ...gure 11 3 The Sun monitor cable adapter allows you to connect Sun monitors to your SPARCbook The monitor adapter cable is illustrated in Figure 11 4 Connect an external monitor as follows 1 Connect th...

Page 169: ...d re enter the desktop environment from the Solaris command prompt Using the NCE Display Panel The NCE Display panel provides an easy to use method of reconfiguring the display interface It provides a...

Page 170: ...8 The Xserver Resolution changes to correspond enabling accelerated graphics 6 If required to support your particular applications select a different Xserver resolution from the Xserver Resolution pul...

Page 171: ...n command and the physical display resolution using the fbconfig command Setting the Xserver resolution The Xserver resolution can be set at the Solaris command prompt using the openwin command with S...

Page 172: ...described for Solaris 2 4 are still available but must be passed into the Xserver using the TADXOPTIONS environmental variable For example you could use the command TADXOPTIONS maxfb openwin This sta...

Page 173: ...vice name instead of the default dev fb v Verbose report detailing all timing parameters and flag settings N Print the number of the current mode l List all modes currently set up m mode Change to mod...

Page 174: ...ode is marked as read only or if the mode is in operation c mode Define new mode as a copy of existing mode D mode Set the pixel depth of the mode e state Set external display drive to state where 0 i...

Page 175: ...ne by changing the name and modifing any of the characteristics as necessary For example you may need only to change the sync signals from being separate horizontal and vertical signals to being combi...

Page 176: ...o channel sync on green Typical characteristics for horizontal and vertical synchronization and blanking signals are illustrated in Figure 11 6 The waveforms for the horizontal and vertical sync signa...

Page 177: ...es The porches are used to adjust the position of the video image on the display The way that the timing signals affect the image on the display is shown in Figure 11 7 Figure 11 7 Video Timing Parame...

Page 178: ...Using Displays Display Timing Parameters 11 18 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 18 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 179: ...2 This chapter describes how to use the serial parallel and audio interfaces It contains the following sections Using Serial Devices 12 2 Using Parallel Devices 12 3 Using Audio Equipment 12 4 S3UG4_B...

Page 180: ...configure a serial port for a terminal or modem from within the OpenWindows or CDE desktops login as root and use admintool as follows 1 Launch admintool from within a cmdtool window with the followin...

Page 181: ...ation See Associated Documents on page xix Using Parallel Devices You can connect a range of devices to the parallel port on the rear of your SPARCbook including printers and scanners The parallel por...

Page 182: ...input and outputs The OpenWindows Audiotool allows you to record and play back audio files and provides controls to adjust the input level of the microphone line input and the volume of the speaker an...

Page 183: ...ctly to your SPARCbook Devices which require a more sensitive input such as a stereo microphone or a mixing desk may require a suitable preamplifier The line output provides a suitable input for a PA...

Page 184: ...Serial Parallel and Audio I O Using Audio Equipment 12 6 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 6 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 185: ...plications and outlines any limitations that may apply This chapter contains the following sections Third party Application Support 13 2 Methods of Installing Applications 13 3 Legibility of Text on a...

Page 186: ...20 20 Access In general all third party X or OpenWindows applications written for SPARCstation and compatible workstations will run on the SPARCbook with very few limitaitions as follows Applications...

Page 187: ...n be installed using one of the following methods From a locally connected CD ROM tape or floppy drive From a network server From a remote website For specific information about installing SPARC appli...

Page 188: ...on a Small Screen When using some display resolutions you may find that text elements within windows and menus become very small Both OpenWindows and CDE allow you to increase the size of text used i...

Page 189: ...instructions should be read in conjunction with your SunSoft Solaris documentation Installing Packages The basic procedure for adding packages is as follows Connect a CD ROM drive either directly to y...

Page 190: ...et ID 6 and creates the necessary special file dev dsk c0t6d0s0 to allow the CD ROM s filesystem s to be accessed Creating Device Files On a Live System It may be necessary to add an external CD ROM d...

Page 191: ...f the CD ROM That is ls cdrom Displaying Package Information To display information about all packages that are already installed on your SPARCbook type pkginfo Information about the installed package...

Page 192: ...to be much larger than it really is The swap partition created by the factory install on your SPARCbook s removable hard disk drive is large enough to allow a reasonable number of tools and applicatio...

Page 193: ...ck the clock program must run every second Keep your mail in mailfiles if you have more than a few messages Each message that appears when you open your mail file takes memory Keep tools iconified if...

Page 194: ...amount of swap space available and in use Adding swap space You can create and add additional swap space without reformatting the disk For example the following steps create a 16Mbyte file for use as...

Page 195: ...aris In particular it provides an example of how to use ufsdump and ufsrestore to backup and restore filesystems The following topics are covered Overview 14 2 File Backup Facilities 14 3 Backing Up F...

Page 196: ...appropriate for your individual needs You should consult the system administrator for your organization who will be able to advise you on the best strategy for you and the facilities available The fol...

Page 197: ...have the advantage of allowing you to back up both local and remote filesystems mounted via NFS For example the tar command could be used to make a backup of your export home directory to tape as fol...

Page 198: ...arguments filesystems Failing to observe the correct order could completely destroy the filesystem being backed up For example to create backup of a disk partition on a 5 0 Gbyte tape unit 0 the follo...

Page 199: ...mp from overwriting the last In this case the argument dev rmt 0n corresponds with the f option and the 64 argument corresponds with the b block size option Caution It is important to restore the part...

Page 200: ...le to backup each partition in turn to an external hard disk the commands would have the following form ufsdump 0f external usr_arch_ddmmyy usr Where usr_arch_ddmmyy is the name of the dump file The _...

Page 201: ...r 6 Log in as root and then at the Solaris prompt restore each partition in turn with the following sequence of commands Note This example restores the partitons in the order they where backed up in...

Page 202: ...s partition map to suit your own preference or you can follow the default option Table 14 1 shows a partition map for a hard disk installed from the CD using the defualt options except for the var par...

Page 203: ...ding Solaris 1 Connect the CD ROM drive to your SPARCbook at SCSI ID 6 2 Power up your SPARCbook and external drive and when the OpenBoot greeting is displayed press Pause A on the keyboard The OpenBo...

Page 204: ...Backup and Restore Re installing the Operating System from CD ROM 14 10 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 10 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 205: ...RCbook The user installed upgrades covered allow you to add larger hard disk drives and more DRAM to your SPARCbook This chapter provides the following sections Overview 15 2 Upgrading the Hard Disk D...

Page 206: ...rd Disk Drive The removable hard disk drive makes it easy for you to carry out disk upgrades by installing larger capacity drives as they become available Disks can be obtained from your SPARCbook sup...

Page 207: ...e backup of all important files on your system The Tadpole install program partitions the drive automatically for the new memory size However this can be a very time consuming procedure Fitting new SI...

Page 208: ...own as described in Powering off using a system shutdown on page 1 7 and is not connected to an external power supply unit 2 Close the lid and place your computer upside down on a level surface 3 Remo...

Page 209: ...nded as described by the supplied documentation 2 Gently press the latches of the first SIMM socket outward until the SIMM pops up see Figure 15 2 views A and B This frees the SIMM for removal 3 Remov...

Page 210: ...om its antistatic bag 3 Hold the SIMM so that its contact edge points away from you and the cut out edge is on the right Then place the SIMM s contact edge against the SIMM connector see Figure 15 2 v...

Page 211: ...actory load See Boot Disk Partitions on page 6 5 Be sure to backup all important program and data files before making any changes to the disk partitions as the process will destroy data on the disk dr...

Page 212: ...size as the memory capacity of the system This is because the Save and Resume feature copies the contents of the main memory to an equal sized area of the hard disk before powering your SPARCbook dow...

Page 213: ...sed to calculate the free space requirements shown in Table 15 2 In this example the upgrade from 64MB to 128MB requires a total of 96MB free space to provide an additional 64MB for the save and 32MB...

Page 214: ...8 98304 1879244 The result shows that there is sufficient space on this hard disk for the upgrade to succeed However if there is not sufficient space that is result is a small or negative value you wi...

Page 215: ...nders for all subsequent partitions must be moved up by a corresponding amount In this example all partitions other than the root backup and usr partitions must be moved as illustrated in Figure 15 3...

Page 216: ...om the AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS list In this example the only disk available is disk 0 Specify disk enter its number 0 selecting c0t0d0 disk formatted 3 From the format menu select partition format p...

Page 217: ...ion are being increased in size so that the start cylinder for all subsequent partitions must move up by a corresponding amount a From Table 15 2 b Increases to the same size as the new memory capacit...

Page 218: ...nt table display display the current table label write partition map and label to the disk quit 2 Change each partition in turn as follows using the values from Table 15 4 in this example partition 1...

Page 219: ...new partition map to the disk partition label 4 Quit from the partition and format menus partition quit format quit Making and Checking New Filesystems 1 To make and then check new filesystems for th...

Page 220: ...System Upgrades Upgrading the Main Memory 15 16 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 16 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 221: ...e provides a problem solving checklist describes how to use the OpenBoot diagnostics software and how to solve some common software problems This chapter contains the following information Getting Fur...

Page 222: ...the base of the unit Machine configuration what peripherals are connected For networking problems a brief description of your network A description of the problem and any steps you have taken to solv...

Page 223: ...RCbook 3000 models The battery is discharged Power your SPARCbook from the AC adapter will also recharge the battery The AC adapter is faulty Try another Tadpole AC adapter to verify this Contact Cust...

Page 224: ...Cbook to use a name server on page 8 11 Possible Cause What to Check or Action to Take Possible Cause What to Check or Action to Take SPARCbook fails to Resume The removable hard disk drive does not h...

Page 225: ...ks only if they have the same memory capacity See How Save and Resume Functions on page 5 2 Use standard Solaris shutdown and startup See Using Full System Startup on page 1 8 The disk partitions have...

Page 226: ...ommand If ping fails there may be a basic hardware or software configuration problem and you should check the hardware interfaces and the basic software setup Ask for help from an experienced network...

Page 227: ...essing Pause PageDown See Pan and Zoom on page 11 4 Garbled display Wrong display timing parameters set Use NCE Display Panel to correctly configure the display interface See Configuring the Display I...

Page 228: ...ing the OpenBoot user interface Display the OpenBoot user interface as follows 1 Power on your SPARCbook 2 When the OpenBoot start up screen is displayed press Pause A The OpenBoot ok prompt is displa...

Page 229: ...wing command ok setenv diag switch false Checking the network interface As a check to see whether your SPARCbook s Ethernet hardware and connection to the Ethernet media are functioning correctly ente...

Page 230: ...diagnostics Use the serial channel as the input and output devices and to inhibit auto booting setenv diag switch true setenv output device ttya setenv input device ttya setenv auto boot false Note Th...

Page 231: ...and is therefore a critical component in enabling the SPARCbook to operate correctly For example a minor error in a network configuration file can completely prevent the network interface from operati...

Page 232: ...g If you do not own the process you will need to become superuser to carry out this step Operating system panic If there is a hardware or a software fault the operating system may panic This occurs wh...

Page 233: ...into the terminal interface See Memory Usage and Swap Space on page 13 8 Memory failure There has been a memory error hardware during program execution The Solaris operating system includes the trace...

Page 234: ...different filesystem or to a networked server or you must remove them Resetting Your SPARCbook If the operating system has panicked or the keyboard appears to have locked up and all other remedies ha...

Page 235: ...ations A A A This appendix provides detailed technical specifications for the SPARCbook 3 GX and TX S3GX and S3TX and SPARCbook 3000 ST and XT models S3000ST and S3000XT S3UG4_Book Page 1 Friday Augus...

Page 236: ...ery backed EEPROM 1 Kbit Serially accessed Monitor ROM 512 Kbyte Sectored Flash Storage Hard Disk Drive 2 5 inch SCSI 2 5 inch IDE Contained in user removable module Internal Display Type TFT color Si...

Page 237: ...nd mouse port 6 pin mini DIN connector Supports Sun Type 4 or Type 5 compatible keyboards and mouse Modem V32bis Send Receive Fax V42bis compression Not applicable to SPARCbook 3000 models ISDN Termin...

Page 238: ...ns 11 8 x 8 5 x 2 0 inches 300 x 216 x 51 mm 11 8 x 10 27 x 2 0 inches 300 x 261 x 51 mm Weight 7 0 lb 3 15 kg including battery 8 0 lb 3 62 kg including battery Approvals FCC class B UL EN60950 CE En...

Page 239: ...ignments for the interfaces on the I O panel The connectors detailed are as follows DC In B 2 Parallel Port Connector B 2 Ethernet B 3 Video B 3 SCSI B 4 Keyboard Mouse B 5 Serial Ports B 5 ISDN B 5 M...

Page 240: ...ra Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE 14 AUTOFEED 2 DATA 0 15 ERROR 3 DATA 1 16 INIT 4 DATA 2 17 SELECT_IN 5 DATA 3 18 Signal Ground 6 DATA 4 19 Signal Ground 7 DATA 5 20 Signal Ground 8 DATA 6 21 Signal...

Page 241: ...ected 19 Not connected 7 Not connected 20 Not connected 8 Not connected 21 Not connected 9 Not connected 22 Not connected 10 5 V 23 Signal Ground 11 5V 24 Signal Ground 12 Not connected 25 Not connect...

Page 242: ...34 SCSI D PARITY 10 Signal Ground 35 Signal Ground 11 Signal Ground 36 Signal Ground 12 Not Used 37 Not Used 13 Not Used 38 SCSI TERMPWR 14 Not Used 39 Not Used 15 Signal Ground 40 Signal Ground 16 Si...

Page 243: ...rd Rx 3 5V 7 Mouse Tx 4 Mouse Rx 8 5V Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DTR 5 RECEIVE DATA 2 CTS 6 RTS 3 TRANSMIT DATA 7 DCD 4 Chassis Ground 8 TX CLOCK Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Not Connected...

Page 244: ...ly B 6 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide Modem SPARCbook 3 Models Only Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Not Connected 4 TIP 2 Not Connected 5 Not Connected 3 RING 6 Not Connected 1 6 2 3 4 5...

Page 245: ...s are rigorously tested before dispatch to the customer However if your system develops a serious fault it may need to be returned to the factory for repair This appendix tells you what to do in this...

Page 246: ...ginal packaging for transportation If the original packaging is no longer available we require that a strong carton be used with a minimum of 5 cm 2 of polystyrene or equivalent packing surrounding th...

Page 247: ...e ______________________________ DRAM Size _________________________ Operating System ________________________ Version ____________________________ Root Password ______________________________________...

Page 248: ...Customer Support Information Conditions C 4 SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide S3UG4_Book Page 4 Friday August 8 1997 11 37 am...

Page 249: ...r 4 6 amber LED 4 7 using 4 7 battery charger green LED 4 7 battery charging 4 2 battery charging external 4 10 battery life maximizing 4 4 battery low warning LED 3 3 4 3 Battery status 4 2 battery s...

Page 250: ...onnecting the AC adapter 1 5 connectors DC In 3 5 external battery 3 5 rear panel 3 7 contacting Customer Support 16 2 CPU specification A 2 create no resume command 5 4 creating a mount point 7 10 cr...

Page 251: ...rogram 16 12 failure to Resume 16 4 fax commands 9 21 FAXtool 9 22 FCC Class B Notice iii FCC Part 68 Modem Information iv file mounting automatic 8 16 file sharing disabling 8 15 file sharing enablin...

Page 252: ...ram 16 12 L LAN active symbol 3 17 latches 3 3 LEDs battery low 3 3 green 3 3 orange 3 3 Power ON 3 3 left function 3 11 Left function keys 3 12 legs 3 6 level 2 cache A 2 listing the disk partitions...

Page 253: ...Pause Page Up 11 5 PCMCIA adapters 10 2 memory cards 10 2 port 3 3 10 4 PCMCIA active symbol 3 17 PCMCIA cards installing 10 5 removing 10 6 PCMCIA Interface 10 1 pinouts connectors B 2 C 2 Pointing...

Page 254: ...covery 5 4 save and swap partitions sizes 6 6 save partition 6 5 15 8 save partition 5 2 SCSI 3 8 SCSI daisy chain 7 3 SCSI devices checking 16 8 connecting 7 3 special files 7 5 SCSI devices overview...

Page 255: ...pt er 6 12 testing a PPP link 9 13 testing devices 16 11 testing Your network connection 8 12 thick wire Ethernet 8 3 thin wire Ethernet 8 3 Time zone 2 4 TTY ports 3 8 pinout B 5 twisted pair Etherne...

Page 256: ...station User Guide system configuration 2 2 X Xserver and display resolution 11 2 Xserver resolution 11 2 11 3 Z Zoom to Fit 11 5 zoom to view 11 6 zooming 11 4 keyboard commands 3 12 S3UG4_Book Page...

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