[mdlug] "Stop-A"... without a "Stop"

Robert Adkins radkins at impelind.com
Wed Jan 17 14:34:17 EST 2007


Preliminary Google searching shows that there is a script available to 
remap keys.

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/806-7612/6jgfmsvs2?a=view

    That's possibly a good start. I have really only played around with 
Solaris x86 on an old 200mhz machine of mine and only a little bit, 
because that computer was just to slow.

    -Rob


Wojtak, Greg wrote:
> If you are using a V440, #. will drop you to the ALOM, at which point you
> type break and then console to get back on the console.  Keep in mind that a
> running system may be configured to ignore break signals and will not drop
> to the ok> prompt.  If that's the case, you'll need to get it on boot,
> before the OS loads.
>
> Greg 
>
>
> On 1/17/07 2:28 PM, "Morris, Tim" <tmorris at ugs.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> This is not Linux or PC related, but this seemed like a good place to
>> ask. I know a lot of you have experience with Solaris and Sun hardware.
>> If not, I apologize...
>>
>> I am trying to find a way to send a "Stop" command to a Sun V440 server
>> without a sun keyboard, and without a "Stop" key. We have a USB KVM
>> switch plugged into a rack mounted V440 using a rack mounted
>> keyboard/touchpad/LCD combo kit
>> (http://www.racksolutions.com/rackmount-monitor.shtml). All in all it's
>> pretty darn cool, except the keyboard doesn't have a stop key. Since it
>> is a windows oriented setup that doesn't surprise me, and I should have
>> thought of it before ordering it, but it's already here.
>>
>> Does anyone know of any other way to send "Stop"? I have tried
>> Ctrl-Alt-B, Ctrl-Alt-Break, Alt-B, Break, #., and a few keystrokes I
>> can't remember. An alternate combination that would work on boot (for
>> installation) would be nice, but at this point I'd settle for just
>> remapping the "Stop" key to the Windows key.
>>
>> Any help will be appreciated!
>>
>>  
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