Tadpole SPARCbook 3000 series, SPARCbook 3 series User Manual

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SPARCbook

Portable Workstation

User Guide

SPARCbook 3000 and SPARCbook 3 Families

Copyright and Trademark Information

Copyright © 1997 by Tadpole Technology Inc Copyright © 1995 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. 2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043-1100 U.S.A. All rights reserved. This product or document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying,

distribution and decompilation. No part of this product or document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Sun and its licensors, if any.

Portions of this product may be derived from the UNIX®, licensed from UNIX Systems Laboratories, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Novell, Inc., and from the Berkeley 4.3 BSD system, licensed from the University of California. Third-party software, incuding font technology in this product, is protected by copyright and licensed from Sun’s Suppliers.

RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in T echnical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 and FAR 52.227-19.

This product or the products depicted herein may be protected by one or more U.S. or international patents or pending patents. TRADEMARKS Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun 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 mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD Compliant logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. SPARCbook is a trademark of SPARC International Inc, licensed exclusively to Tadpole Technology Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

The OPEN LOOK® and Sun™ Graphical User Interfaces were developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. for its users and licensees. Sun acknowledges the pioneering efforts of Xerox in researching and dev eloping the concept of visual or graphical user interf aces for the computer industry. Sun holds a non-exclusive license from Xerox to the Xerox Graphical User Interface, which license also covers Sun’s licensees who implement OPEN LOOK GUI’s and otherwise comply with Sun’s written License agreements.

The X Window System is a trademark of X Consortium, Inc. Notebook Computing Environment and NCE are trademraks of Tadpole Technology, Inc. All other products or services mentioned herein are identiﬁed by the trademarks, service marks or product names of their respective

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Issue 1.0 of 12 June 1997 © by Tadpole Technology plc Part Number: 980380 Printed in United Kingdom

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FCC Class B Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult your supplier or an experienced radio or television technician for help.

Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Proper cables and connectors are available from your supplier. Tadpole Technology 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 changes or modiﬁcations to the equipment could void the authority granted by the FCC to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

external video monitor, the cable used to connect between this equipment and the external monitor must be of a ferrite loaded type. If the cable used is not already ﬁtted with ferrite cores, the user must install a split ferrite core on the cable.

To ensure compliance with the Class B limit, when this equipment is operated with an

Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement

This equipment does not exceed Class B limits per radio noise emissions for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Avis de conformité aux normes du ministerè des Communications du Canada

Cet équipment ne dépasse pas les limites de Classe B d´émission de bruits radioélectroniques pour les appareils numériques, telles que prescrites par le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique établi par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

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FCC Part 68 Modem Information

This information applies ONLY to SPARCbook 3, SPARCbook 3 LC, SPARCbook 3XP, SPARCbook 3 TX and SPARCbook Server models which are equipped with an internal modem.

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. On the underside of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment. If requested, this information must be provided to the telephone company.

This equipment uses the following USOC jacks: RJ12.

The REN is used to determine the quantity of devices which may be connected to the telephone line. Excessive RENs on the telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call. In most, but not all areas, the sum of the RENs should not exceed ﬁve (5.0). To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to the line, as determined by the total RENs, contact the telephone company to determine the maximum REN for the calling area.

If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. If advance notice is not practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, you will be advised of your right to ﬁle a complaint 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 happens, the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make the necessary modiﬁcations in order to maintain uninterrupted service.

If trouble is experienced with this equipment, please contact Tadpole Technology Inc., 12012 Technology Boulevard, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78727 Tel: 512-219-2200 for repair and/or warranty information. If the trouble is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may request you remove the equipment from the network until the problem is resolved.

The following repairs may be done by the customer: None.

This equipment cannot be used on telephone company-provided coin service. Connection to Party Line Service is subject to state tariffs.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or any other electronic device to send messages via a telephone fax machine unless such a message contains in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the ﬁrst page of the transmission, the date and time it is sent and an identiﬁcation of the business or other entity, or other individual sending the message and the telephone number of the sending machine or such business, other entity or individual.

In order to program this information into this machine, you should follow the steps described in “FAXtool” on page 9-22.

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Electrical Safety Notice

WARNING!

THE AC ADAPTER SUPPLIED WITH YOUR COMPUTER CONTAINS

DANGEROUS VOLTAGES. IT CONTAINS NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS. DO

NOT REMOVE THE COVER.

The following message applies to SPARCbook 3 models with built-in modem.

WARNING!

ELECTRICAL CURRENT FROM POWER, TELEPHONE AND

COMMUNICATION CABLES IS HAZARDOUS. TO AVOID SHOCK HAZARD,

CONNECT AND DISCONNECT 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.

Electrical Safety Notice

2. Connect all cables between your computer and any peripherals.

3. Connect all signal cables; for example, modem cable to a telephone receptacle.

4. Connect the power cord to the outlet.

5. Turn the peripherals ON and then turn your computer ON.

To disconnect your computer:

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. Disconnect the power cord.

3. Disconnect the signal cables.

4. Disconnect all cables between your computer and peripherals.

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Environmental Notice

Lithium battery

WARNING!

Environmental Notice

Note

THIS UNIT CONTAINS AN INTEGRATED LITHIUM BATTERY WHICH IS NOT

A CUSTOMER SERVICEABLE PART AND MUST NOT BE REPLACED BY THE

CUSTOMER / END USER. IF THE LITHIUM BATTERY REQUIRES

REPLACEMENT, THE UNIT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE FACTORY OF

MANUFACTURE AS THERE IS A DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF THE BATTERY IS

INCORRECTLY REPLACED.

The fluorescent lamp located in the liquid crystal display (LCD) contains a small amount of mercury. Dispose of it in accordance with your company’s safety procedures, local procedures or return it to your supplier for safe disposal.

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FCC Class B Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

FCC Part 68 Modem Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Electrical Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

To connect your computer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

To disconnect your computer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Lithium battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Environmental Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

About this Guide

Document Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Models Covered by this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Associated Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Typographical Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

Chapter 1 Getting Started

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

Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Powering off using a system shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Powering off using Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Using Full System Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Using Different Screen Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Starting NCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Using an External Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Chapter 2 Initial System Configuration

What System Configuration Entails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Initial Configuration – Worked Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Collecting the required system information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Network information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Setting a superuser password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Setting up a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

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Chapter 3 Main System Components

Front Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Rear Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Underside Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

I/O Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Model differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Connector descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

The Built-In Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Viewing angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

The Built-In Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Function keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Microcontroller function keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Delete and interrupt keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Adjusting the keyboard angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

The Pointing Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Battery status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Machine and OS status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Chapter 4 Power 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 power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Replacing the internal battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Battery behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Battery conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

The Internal Battery Pack Charger Unit (IBPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Connecting the charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Using the charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Storing the charger’s cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Using an External Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Identifying the main components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Attaching the external battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Working with the external battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Charging your external battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Stand-alone charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Detaching your external battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

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Storing the extension cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Using A 12V Car Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Connecting your car adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Using your car adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Disconnecting your car adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Operation during engine starts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Chapter 5 Save and Resume

How Save and Resume Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Powering Off Using Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

How to ensure Save and Resume operates successfully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

What to do if Resume Fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Automatic Save Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Save on battery low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Save on system inactivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Save 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

Boot Disk Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Model differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Using Additional Removable Hard Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Configuring a boot disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Configuring a hard disk for additional storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Using a Removable Hard Disk Drive Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

RHDD Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Chapter 7 Using SCSI Devices

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Connecting SCSI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Maximum number of devices supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

SPARCbook positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

SCSI Terminators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Configuring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Using a Tadpole SCSI Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

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Chapter 8 Using the Network Interface

Network Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Connecting Your SPARCbook to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

An Overview of TCP/IP Networking and the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Internet addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Addresses used by systems not connected to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Network names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Accessing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Registering Internet addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Configuring Your SPARCbook for a TCP/IP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Assigning a hostname and IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Configuring your SPARCbook to use a name server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Setting up a default router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Testing Your network connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Sharing Filesystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

SLIP and PPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Chapter 9 Remote Computing

Getting Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Configuring the modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Checking the modem is alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Simple Terminal Login Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Remote Network Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Setting up PPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

Loading the PPP packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

Editing the system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Editing the UUCP database files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

Editing the passwd file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Editing the asppp.cf file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Starting and stopping PPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

Testing the link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

Using a SLIP Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

Electronic Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

Setting up email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

AT Command Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

AT command set description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

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Class 2 Fax Command Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21

FAXtool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22

Sending a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22

Chapter 10 PCMCIA Interface

Introduction to PCMCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

The PCMCIA Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Removing the PCMCIA flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Installing a PCMCIA Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5

Removing a PCMCIA Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Using PCMCIA Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7

Modem cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7

Network interface cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7

Memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8

Hard disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8

Chapter 11 Using Displays

SPARCbook Display Interface Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

Display Interface Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3

Native mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3

Emulated mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3

Pan and Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Configuring the Display Interface Using NCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9

Using the NCE Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9

Configuring the Display Interface at the Command Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11

Setting the Xserver resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11

Setting up the display interface hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12

Adding to the Display Types List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14

Display Timing Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16

Chapter 12 Serial, Parallel and Audio I/O

Using Serial Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Configuring serial connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Using Parallel Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3

Configuring parallel devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3

Using Audio Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

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Adjusting the audio input and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

Using the built-in microphone and speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

External audio sources and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5

Chapter 13 Installing and Using Applications

Third-party Application Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2

Methods of Installing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3

Applications and Graphics Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3

Legibility of Text on a Small Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Customizing the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5

Installing Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5

Displaying Package Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7

Removing Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7

Memory Usage and Swap Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8

Using swap space efficiently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8

Checking swap space usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10

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 to tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5

Making a complete tape backup – worked example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5

Backing up onto an external hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6

Restoring Filesystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6

Re-installing the Operating System from CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-8

Chapter 15 System Upgrades

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2

Upgrading the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2

Upgrading the Main Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3

Fitting new SIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3

Repartitioning the hard disk drive – worked example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-7

Repartitioning the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11

Chapter 16 Problem Solving and Support

Getting Further Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-2

Problem Solving Checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-3

Startup problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-3

Save and Resume problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-4

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Network problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6

Other hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-7

Using the OpenBoot Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-8

Displaying the OpenBoot user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-8

Checking SCSI devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-8

Checking the network interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-9

Full system hardware selftest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-10

Software Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-11

Stopping processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-11

Killing a 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

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

Modem (SPARCbook 3 Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Appendix C Customer Support Information

What to do if You Suspect a Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Contact details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

System details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Fault details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

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About this Guide

This Guide describes how to use the SPARCbook 3 and SPARCbook 3000 Series Notebook Workstations. It describes how to start up and shutdown, how to add accessories and how to use the mobility features. To 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 running quickly.

This section provides the following information:

• Document Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

• Models Covered by this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

• Associated Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

• Typographical Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

Document Summary

The SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 1 “Getting Started”

This chapter describes how to get your SPARCbook operational. It describes how to install and charge the battery for the first time, how to connect your system to an AC supply and how to start up and shut down.

• Chapter 2 “Initial System Configuration”

This chapter describes how to carry out the initial system configuration of your SPARCbook, including how to create your own user account, how to configure an Internet Protocol (IP) address and host name, and how to set the timezone.

• Chapter 3 “Main System Components”

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 Management”

• Chapter 5 “Save and Resume”

• Chapter 6 “Using the Removable Hard Disk”

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This chapter describes your SPARCbook’s power management system. It discusses how to use internal and external batteries and a 12V car adapter.

This chapter discusses how to use Save and Resume. The Save and Resume feature provides an easy way to start and stop your SPARCbook without having to perform lengthy shutdown and startup procedures.

This chapter discusses how to use your SPARCbook’s removable hard disk drive (RHDD). It describes how to fit and remove the drive, how to use additional hard disks and how to ensure a basic level of security for your RHDD.

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• Chapter 7 “Using SCSI Devices”

This chapter describes how to connect and use external SCSI devices. It describes how to set the SCSI ID and termination correctly and provides an example of how to configure an external hard disk.

• Chapter 8 “Using the Network Interface”

This chapter provides an introduction to networking concepts, with particular regard to portable computing and describes how to connect your SPARCbook to a network and configure the network interface.

• Chapter 9 “Remote Computing”

This chapter discusses how to use your SPARCbook for remote communications via a modem. It discusses 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 discusses how to use the PCMCIA interface to add memory or I/O facilities to your SPARCbook using industrystandard credit card-sized PCMCIA cards.

• Chapter 11 “Using Displays”

This chapter describes how to use your SPARCbook’s sophisticated display interface to drive the built-in display and external high resolution CRT displays.

• Chapter 12 “Serial, Parallel and Audio I/O”

This chapter describes how to use the serial, parallel and audio interfaces.

• Chapter 13 “Installing and Using Applications”

This chapter provides details about running third-party applications, and outlines any limitations that may apply.

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Document Summary

• Chapter 14 “Backup and Restore”

This chapter describes the backup and restore facilities provided as part of the SPARCbook implementation of Solaris. In particular it provides an example of how to use ufsdump and ufsrestore to backup and restore filesystems.

• Chapter 15 “System Upgrades”

This chapter discusses how to carry out upgrades to your SPARCbook. The user installed upgrades covered allow you to add larger hard disk drives and more DRAM to your SPARCbook.

• Chapter 16 “Problem Solving and Support”

This chapter provides information about solving common problems that may arise with 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 problems.

• Appendix A “Technical Specifications”

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).

• Appendix B “Connector Reference”

• Appendix C “Customer Support Information”

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This appendix provides details of the connector pin assignments for the interfaces on the I/O panel.

All Tadpole products 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 event.

Models Covered by this Guide

This guide covers the following models

• SPARCbook 3000ST

• SPARCbook 3000XT

• SPARCbook 3GX

• SPARCbook 3TX Procedures and described in this guide can be applied to any

SPARCbook 3 model using the same operating system although specific details, such as built-in display resolution, may differ.

Associated Documents

Models Covered by this Guide

Publication Topics

Read Me

SPARCbook NCE User Guide Describes how to use the Notebook Computing Environment. refered to in

First

Release notes for the version of Solaris currently offered for SPARCbook 3 and 3000.

this manual as the

NCE User Guide

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Typographical Conventions

A number of typographical conventions are used in this publication to aid your understanding. These are summarized as follows:

Typeface Meaning Example

Monospace

Monospace Bold

Sans-serif Bold Used to indicate particular keys or key

Italics Used to emphasize important terms when

Used to indicate text displayed on screen and OS ﬁle names.

Used to indicate commands you type in.

sequences that you press on the keyboard, and buttons displayed in windows

they are ﬁrst used and for titles of other publications.

… the device ﬁle

more /etc/hotsts

To power off, press the Pause-O keys.

The term domain is often applied to a group of networked computers within an organization.

/dev/rdiskette

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Getting Started

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

• Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7

• Using Full System Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 8

• Using Different Screen Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9

• Starting NCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 9

• Using an External Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 10

Getting Started

Caring for your SPARCbook

Your SPARCbook is a robust mobile computer system but does require careful handling. To prevent any damage and ensure prolonged reliability, please observe the following precautions:

• Do not place heavy objects on top of your SPARCbook.

• Do not scratch or hit the surface of the display.

• Keep your SPARCbook at least 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 SPARCbook while it is operating.

Cleaning the exterior surface of your SPARCbook and the liquid crystal display (LCD) require different methods. It is recommended that you clean your SPARCbook as follows:

• On the exterior surface, wipe with a soft cloth moistened with a mild detergent.

• On the LCD, use a soft cloth dampened with lens cleaner, antistatic fluid or VDU screen cleaner.

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Installing the Battery

Getting Started

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 the Battery (SPARCbook 3000 Shown)

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Getting Started

Installing the Battery

Install the battery as follows (refer to Figure 1-1):

Turn your SPARCbook upside down.

Remove the battery cover by pressing the catch with your thumbnail towards the side of the SPARCbook. The cover springs open slightly allowing you to lift it off.

Insert the battery, ensuring correct orientation. The battery is shaped to make this easier.

Replace the cover.

Now go to “Connecting the AC Adapter” on page 1-5.

Battery Charging

ò Your SPARCbook charges the internal battery automatically when it is connected to an AC adapter or optional car adapter. The AC adapter or car adapter supplies power to your SPARCbook whether your SPARCbook is operating or not.

ò The internal battery takes between 1.5 and 4 hours to charge the first time, depending on SPARCbook model and whether it is operating or not.

ò The internal battery uses nickel metal hydride (NiMH) cells. One characteristic of this type of cell is that it takes several full charge and discharge cycles for them to yield their full storage capacity (to become conditioned). Once the cells are conditioned, the charge percentage of the battery pack is accurately indicated on the status display.

ò The internal battery provides around 45 minutes operating time from a full charge, depending upon SPARCbook model and the power management options in operation. See Chapter 4, “Power Management” .

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Connecting the AC Adapter

The AC adapter supplied with your SPARCbook operates at any AC voltage in the range of 100 to 240 Volts at 50 or 60Hz. This means that 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:

Connect the DC cord from the AC adapter to the DC-In connector on your SPARCbook.

Connect the AC cord from the AC adapter into a wall socket or distribution panel.

Getting Started

Connecting the AC Adapter

Figure 1-2 Connecting the AC Adapter

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Getting Started

Powering On for the First Time

To power your SPARCbook on, press the Power On button, as illustrated in Figure 1-3.

Power ON

Button

Note

Figure 1-3 Powering On

As your SPARCbook powers on, a number of codes are displayed in the status display and then, after some delay, the system configuration screen is displayed.

Configuring your system is described in Chapter 2, “Initial System Configuration” .

On a new system, the Power On button is only configured to power your

SPARCbook on. It has no effect while the SPARCbook is running. However, it

can be configured as a Save button using the NCE Save and Resume panel. See

Chapter 5, “Save and Resume” in this guide and “Save and Resume Panel” in

your NCE User Guide.

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Powering Off

Your SPARCbook provides you with two methods of shutting down and powering off:

• Conventional system shutdown

• Save

Powering off using a system shutdown

To shut your SPARCbook down, log in as root and enter the command:

# init 0

This takes the system down to the OpenBoot prompt and a safe state for power-off. Power off by pressing Pause-O. The next time you power on your SPARCbook carries out a full system startup and not a Resume.

Powering off using Save

Getting Started

Powering Off

The Save facility allows you to power off quickly without having to perform lengthy shutdown procedures. To power off with Save, press

Pause-O on the keyboard. The built-in display, if it is in use, goes blank

and your SPARCbook system beeps before it powers off. It takes between 30 and 90 seconds for the Save to complete.

Save and Resume

ò The Save and Resume feature makes it easy to

start and stop your SPARCbook without having to perform the lengthy Solaris shutdown and startup procedures of a conventional UNIX system. The system’s complete operational state is saved onto specially assigned partition on the hard disk and is completely restored when you next power on. You do not have to close applications before performing a Save because they are completely unaffected by Save and Resume, allowing you to take up exactly where you left off.

4 Use Save and Resume only if your SPARCbook is going to be used in the same way when you next power-on.

5 Use a system shutdown and reboot if you change or remove disks, change displays or change the system’s network environment while it is powered off.

Your SPARCbook provides several ways to initiate a Save. These are described in Chapter 5, “Save and Resume” .

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Getting Started

Using Full System Startup

Your SPARCbook can be booted in the same way as any conventional desktop SPARC workstation running Solaris.

• Use a full system startup if you have reconfigured your system’s

• Use a full system restart if, for any reason, you do not wish to use

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:

hardware in any way while it has been powered off. Save and Resume may fail in cases where the system hardware has been reconfigured.

the Save and Resume facility.

If your system is powered on, press Pause-O to power off. Press the power on button or, if your system already has power

but is failing to Resume, press Pause-R.

When the OpenBoot start-up screen is displayed, press Pause-A.

At the OpenBoot prompt, type in the following commands:

ok create no-resume? ok boot

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Tadpole S3 SPARCbook, keyboard present ROM Rev 2.15 V1.00 32 MB memory installed, Serial #10683270 Ethernet address 0:0:83:a3:3:86, Host ID: Host ID: 80a30386

Initializing memory Type help for more information ok

Using Different Screen Environments

Your SPARCbook’s built-in display operates in two modes: terminal mode and Xwindows mode. The default mode is Xwindows mode. When your system starts up, the Solaris login window allows you to select the display mode from the Option menu.

Session Allows you to select between the CDE or the

OpenWindows desktop environments, both of which operate in Xwindows mode.

Command Line Login

Allows you to select the terminal mode. In this mode, your display 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.

Getting Started

Using Different Screen Environments

Starting NCE

The factory installed Solaris 2.5.1 may not have CDE installed. If you wish to use

CDE it must be installed from the supplied SunSoft CD-ROM.

The Notebook Computing Environment (NCE) provides a suite of graphical tools that make mobile system administration easier. For example:

• The Display Panel allows you to configure your system to operate at different display resolutions.

• The Save and Resume Panel allows you to configure the operation of the Save and Resume feature.

For information about using NCE, refer to your NCE User Guide.

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Getting Started

Using an External Keyboard and Mouse

Although the built-in keyboard and pointing stick provide full functionality, you may find it convenient when using your SPARCbook as a desktop machine to use a Sun-compatible keyboard and mouse with your SPARCbook.

The external keyboard and mouse interface is combined, and can be used to connect a type 4 or 5 Sun keyboard and mouse.

Note

Your SPARCbook supports the connection of a Sun-compatible keyboard and Sun-compatible optical or mechanical mouse. Other types of mouse or keyboard 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 combined keyboard and mouse interface allows you to connect an external mouse and keyboard. The mouse can be connected directly to the SPARCbook or indirectly via a connector provided on the external keyboard. The internal pointing stick and keyboard remain active while an external keyboard and mouse are connected.

Your keyboard is enabled as soon as it is connected to your SPARCbook. You can alter the operation of your keyboard and change the keyboard layout if you wish by using the Keyboard panel of the Notebook Computing Environment. See “Keyboard Panel” in your NCE User Guide.

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Initial System Configuration

Your SPARCbook notebook workstation is shipped from the factory with the Solaris operating 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 require the assistance of a system administrator to carry out the configuration or to provide you with essential information.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• What System Configuration Entails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

• Initial Configuration – Worked Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

• Setting up a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 5

• Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7

Initial System Configuration

What System Configuration Entails

What System Conﬁguration Entails

Basic configuration of you SPARCbook involves the following basic steps:

• Assigning a host name and Internet Protocol (IP) address to your SPARCbook

• Setting your time zone

• Setting a password for the super user (root) account

• Setting up user accounts

The remainder of this chapter provides you with a worked example.

Note

The initial configuration 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 steps following any

instructions displayed on the screen.

For full details of how to configure Solaris, refer the SunSoft Solaris

documentation.

Initial Conﬁguration – Worked Example

Collecting the required system information

Before configuring your SPARCbook, assemble the information you will require by filling in the following table. You may need to consult your system administrator for the correct information for your system.

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Category Worked Example Your Conﬁguration

Host Name chianti

IP Address 195.5.2.15

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

Name Service None

Name Server Hostname None

Time Zone No example given

User Name Betty Small

Table 2-1 Conﬁguration Worksheet

Network information

Host Name

The host name of your SPARCbook is the name by which it is known to other computers connected to the network. For example:

Host name: chianti

Initial System Configuration

Initial Configuration – Worked Example

The name must be unique to your SPARCbook system as duplicated names will disrupt the operation of the network.

Internet Address

The IP address of your SPARCbook consists of four groups of decimal numbers separated 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 your SPARCbook’s host name and IP address, you are prompted to select the name service you require. Using NIS and NIS+ can cause start-up problems if you later try to use your SPARCbook without a network connection.

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Initial Configuration – Worked Example

If your SPARCbook is going to be used as a mobile computer, it may be advisable to select None from this screen and configure your SPARCbook later to use the domain name service (DNS). See Section “Configuring your SPARCbook to use a name server” on page 8-11.

Subnets

This screen prompts you to specify whether or not your SPARCbook is going to be attached to a subnet. Larger corporate networks are often divided into smaller segments called subnets. If your SPARCbook is going to be used as standalone system, enter No.

If your SPARCbook is going to be connected to a large network, you will need to consult your system administrator 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, you can set a time zone relative to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), also known as Coordinated Universal Time (CUT), or specify a timezone file to be used.

Setting a superuser password

Enter a password for the super user (or root) account. The super user account has special privileges and is used mainly for system administration tasks. Inadvertent or unauthorized use of some of the commands available to super user can damage the operating system and render your SPARCbook unusable. For this reason you are advised to set a password for the super user account.

The password should consist of a minimum of six characters. Any printable characters can be used including letters, numbers and punctuation marks.

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Initial System Configuration

Initial Configuration – Worked Example

After you have entered your root password, a Solaris 2 system displays the Solaris login prompt. You should create a user account as described in the next section.

Moving Between User and the Root Accounts

ò Many of the operations described in this guide require you to be logged in as root. The root account gives you the privileges required to carry out system administration tasks such as disk maintenance. However, using the root account for day to day purposes is very risky as you can easily cause damage to the operating system.

ò As a rule, you should log in to your normal user account for every day purposes. Then, when you need to carry out particular task as root, enter the

su command and the root password to log in to the root account:

% su Password: #

ò The hash prompt (#) indicates that you have root privileges.

Setting up a user account

ò When you have completed the task requiring root privilege, close the

root account by pressing

Ctrl-D on the keyboard.

Starting the User Account Manager

For day-to-day use, you should set up a user account by using the OpenWindows admintool. This provides an easy-to-use way to create a user account. To open an admintool window carry out the following steps:

At the Solaris prompt, log in as root and then start OpenWindows with the following commands:

The OpenWindows desktop is displayed.

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Initial System Configuration

Initial Configuration – Worked Example

Move the cursor to a clear area of the desktop background and press and hold the menu (center) mouse button. The OpenWindows desktop menu is displayed.

From the menu, select Programs and then Command Tool. A cmdtool window is displayed.

In the command tool window, enter the command:

# admintool

The Admintool window is displayed. If necessary, select the User from the Browse menu to display a list of users.

From the Edit menu, select Add. The Add User window is displayed.

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Figure 2-1 Admintool

Initial System Configuration

Restarting the System

User Name

This is the login name of the user. This is often an abbreviation or your initials. For example, for the user Betty Small might use betty. The comment field is commonly used to describe the user. In this case, the user Betty Small’s full name.

User ID

The user ID is a unique number by which the network identifies a user account. Numbers 1 through 10 are reserved. You should consult the network administrator for your site for a valid number. If you are using your system as a stand-alone unit, use 100 for the first account, 101 for the next and so on.

Account Security

This section is used to specify how the password for the 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.

Restarting the System

Home Directory

This section creates a home directory for your new user account. You must enter a directory path in the text field. User accounts are normally located in /opt. In this example, Betty Small would enter the path /opt/bs.

After you have entered your account details, click on OK and Solaris creates a user account based to your specifications.

When you have completed system configuration, carry out a complete system reboot by entering the command:

# init 0

This takes the system down to the OpenBoot prompt and a safe state for power-off without using the Save and Resume feature. Power off by pressing Pause-O.

Power on again by pressing the power-on button.

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Restarting the System

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Main System Components

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.

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 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 10

• The Built-In Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 11

• The Pointing Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 15

• Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 16

Main System Components

Front Detail

The front detail of your SPARCbook 3000 is illustrated in Figure 3-1.

3 4

Figure 3-1 Front View of SPARCbook 3000

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Main System Components

Front Detail

Feature Function

(1) Latches The latches are used to open the lid of your

SPARCbook. Slide both latches towards the outer edges of the unit to release the lid.

(2) Built-in display The built-in display, often referred to as the TFT

display, displays the system output. You can also use an external display connected at the rear of the unit (see “Connecting an External Display” on page 11-8), in which case this display may be blank.

(3) Po wer ON LED The power-ON LED (green) lights when your

SPARCbook is powered on.

(4) Battery Warning

LED

(5) Po wer On

Button

The battery warning LED (orange) signals when the charge level of the internal battery is low. See “Power Management System Operation” on page 4-2.

Your SPARCbook performs an automatic Save when the battery is nearly discharged, allowing you to Resume work when the battery has been replaced or your system has been connected to an A C supply.

The Power On button is used to power your SPARCbook on. On a new system, it is only conﬁgured as a power-on button; the unit is powered off by pressing Pause-O on the k eyboard. See “Powering off using Save” on page 1-7.

However, the button can be conﬁgured to function as a power off button in the NCE Save and Resume panel.

(6) Pointing Stick

and Mouse Buttons

(7) PCMCIA Port The PCMCIA port provides two PCMCIA slots.

(8) Status Display The status display provides low-level system status

The Pointing Stick is a built-in pointing device that simulates a mouse. It is used in conjunction with three buttons located at the front of the keyboard which function as mouse buttons.

You can install up to two Type I or II devices, or one T ype III device in your SPARCbook. See Chapter 10 “PCMCIA Interface”.

information, such as battery charge level and interface operation. See “Status Display” on page 3-16.

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Main System Components

Rear Detail

The rear detail of your SPARCbook is illustrated in Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-2 Your SPARCbook 3000 Viewed from the Rear

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Main System Components

Feature Function

Rear Detail

(1) External Battery

Connector

(2) DC-In

Connector

(3) I/O Panel The I/O panel provides interface connections used

(4) External Battery

Release

(5) Removable

Hard Disk

The external battery connector is used by an optional clip-on external battery pack to supply power to a SPARCbook. See “Using an External Battery Pack” on page 4-8. This option in not

available on SPARCbook 3000 models.

The DC-In connector is used to connect the AC adapter or optional vehicle adapter to your SPARCbook.

for connecting peripherals and for communications. See “I/O Panel” on page 3-7.

The external battery release is used to release a clip-on external battery pack when one is attached to your SP ARCbook 3. Slide the release to wards the front of your SPARCbook 3to release the battery.

The hard disk in your SPARCbook is sealed within a removable module. The module can be removed and replaced easily. See “Fitting and Removing the Hard Disk” on page 6-3

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Underside Detail

The underside of the SPARCbook 3000 is illustrated in Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3 The Underside of Your SPARCbook 3000

Feature Function

(1) Legs These can be used to tilt the system for a more

(2) Machine

Identiﬁcation Label

(3) Battery Cover

Catch

(4) Battery Cover This covers the battery compartment. Before you

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comfortable typing angle and to cool the system by allowing air to circulate beneath the base casting.

The machine identiﬁcation label contains the serial number of your SPARCbook and information about the machine type. This information is required to obtain repair service.

This is used to release the battery cover.

can use your SPARCbook you need to insert the internal battery. See “Installing the Battery” on page 1-3

I/O Panel

Model differences

Main System Components

I/O Panel

The I/O panel at the rear of the SPARCbook provides connectors for all of the expansion and communications interfaces except for the PCMCIA.

The following figures illustrate the I/O panels of the SPARCbook models.

A B

Figure 3-4 I/O Panel, SPARCbook 3000 Models

A B

Figure 3-5 I/O Panel, SPARCbook 3 Models

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Main System Components

I/O Panel

Connector descriptions

The function of each connector on the I/O panel is described in the following table.

Icon Name Description

The Ethernet interface allows connection to a wide variety of local area

Ethernet Interface

networks via an external transceiver. Using the Ethernet interface is discussed in Chapter 8 “Using the Network Interface”.

Parallel Port

Video Port

SCSI Port

Keyboard/Mouse Port

Serial Ports A and B

The parallel port allows for the connection of devices such as printers and scanners. See “Using Parallel Devices” on page 12-3.

The video port allows you to connect external displays. A wide variety of displays can be driven directly from this port. Using the display interface is discussed in Chapter 11 “Using Displays”.

The SCSI port allows you to connect external hard disks, tape drives, and CD-ROM driv es to your SPARCbook. See Chapter 7 “Using SCSI Devices”.

The combined keyboard and mouse port allows you to connect a Sun-compatible keyboard and mouse. The external keyboard operates simultaneously with the built-in keyboard. The e xternal mouse operates simultaneously with the Pointing Stick. See “Using Serial Devices” on page 12-2.

The serial (or TTY) ports allow the connection of devices such as serial printers, terminals, and external modems. See “Using Serial Devices” on page 12-2.

Headphones

Stereo headphone socket provided for personal listening. See “Using Audio Equipment” on page 12-4.

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Main System Components

Icon Name Description

I/O Panel

Audio In

Audio Out

ISDN Interface

Internal Modem (SPARCbook 3 models only)

Note

The audio interface provides stereo 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 external audio equipment. See “Using Audio Equipment” on page 12-4

The ISDN interface allows connection to the Integrated Services Digital Network services provided by telephone companies.

The Internal modem interface is used to connect your SPARCbook’s internal fax modem to the telephone system.

SPARCbook models with a built-in modem are approved for connection to telephone systems in the United States of America (in accordance with FCC Part 68 rules, as written on page iv) and Canada. You are not permitted to connect the internal modem to public telephone systems in any other country.

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Main System Components

The Built-In Display

The 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 suit your needs.

Figure 3-6 Adjusting the Display Viewing Angle

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Viewing angle

Display brightness

The Built-In Keyboard

Main System Components

The Built-In Keyboard

To open your SPARCbook, slide the two latches on the front of the unit outwards while simultaneously lifting the lid upwards. To obtain the best viewing angle, adjust the position of the lid.

The display incorporates a fluorescent backlight to provide full-display legibility under a range of lighting conditions. You can adjust the brightness of the built-in display from the keyboard with the following key combinations:

• Screen brightness is increased by pressing Pause-

• Screen brightness is decreased by pressing Pause-

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 some of keys normally found on a full-sized keyboard must be simulated using key combinations.

Function keys

The functions of the twelve function keys (F1 - F12) are controlled by the operating environment and some applications. In addition the keys emulate two further banks of function keys, normally called Left and Right function keys, when the Alt and Ctrl keys are pressed as well.

• Pressing the Alt key positioned to the right of the space bar and a function key provides the Left function.

• Pressing the Ctrl key positioned to the right of the space bar and a function key provides the Right function.

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Main System Components

The Built-In Keyboard

The Right functions of F13, F14 and F15 are provided by pressing the Ctrl key (positioned to the right of the space bar), plus either the Delete, End or Page Down key respectively. For example, F14 is emulated by pressing Ctrl-End.

Microcontroller function keys

Your SPARCbook system provides software control over a number of special features, such as increasing or decreasing the brightness of the TFT display. These features are controlled by a dedicated microcontroller 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) Pause-O Cancel Save Pause-P Increase TFT display brightness

Pause-

Decrease TFT display brightness Move cursor to center of display Pause-Home

Calibrate Mouse Pause-Home (hold down for

Zoom in Pause-Page Up Zoom out Pause-Page Down Increase volume

Decrease volume Quit OpenWindows F1-Alt-Delete

Compose Ctrl (right of the space bar)-J Right function keys Ctrl (right of the space bar)-Fn Left function keys Alt (right of the space bar)-Fn Enable/Disable numeric keypad mode Shift-NumLk

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Pause-

3 seconds)

PausePause-

Delete and interrupt keys

Numeric keypad

Main System Components

The Built-In Keyboard

The Solaris Operating System can be configured to use different keys for different functions. By default, the delete key is the Del key. The interrupt key, used to quit an application, is the Ctrl-C sequence.

Some of the keys also function as a numeric keypad. Numeric-keypad mode can be 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 mode is screen printed on the top surface next to the (larger) typewriter character, as shown in Figure 3-7.

NumLk

ScrLk

Pause

{ [

;

Ctrl

Print Screen

SysRq Break

F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Delete End

7 8

Home

T Y U I O P

F G H J K L

C V B N M

(

)

PgUp

4 5

1 2

End PgUp

Ins Del

Alt

Figure 3-7 Numeric Keypad

Insert

} ]

Shift

Home

Backspace

| \

Enter

Page Up

Page Down

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Main System Components

The Built-In Keyboard

F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Delete End

NumLk

ScrLk

Screen

SysRq Break

Pause

Insert

Home

Page Up

Page Down

7 8

Home

T Y U I O P

F G H J K L

C V B N M

Figure 3-8 Numeric Keys with Shift Pressed

While the numeric-keyboard mode is active, pressing and holding the

Shift key causes some of the keypad keys to function as cursor and

screen control keys. The character for each key, while in keypad mode with the Shift key pressed, is printed on the key’s front surface, as shown in Figure 3-8

Adjusting the keyboard angle

The keyboard angle is adjusted by releasing the legs on the underside of your SPARCbook which are illustrated in Figure 3-3 on page 3-6.

( 9

PgUp

4 5

1 2

End PgUp

Ins Del

Alt

) 0

> .

{ [

;

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} ]

ShShiifftt

Backspace

| \

Enter

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 pressing them towards the outside of the case. They pop out of their recesses into position.

• To return the legs to their storage position, press them back into the recesses where they click into place.

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The Pointing Stick

Main System Components

The Pointing Stick

Your SPARCbook keyboard incorporates a Pointing Stick. This is used, together with three buttons in front of the spacebar, to emulate a 3-button mouse.

Pointing stick

Note

Mouse keys

Figure 3-9 The Pointing Stick

The Pointing Stick can be operated with the index finger of the left or right hand while your hands are in the normal typing position. 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.

Under some operating conditions, the cursor may drift down or across the display without the pointing stick being pressed, or may move in one direction more effectively than it does in the other. If this happens press Pause-Home and hold the keys down for 3 seconds. The microcontroller will recalibrate the pointing stick.

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Main System Components

Status Display

The status display, located on the front of the unit below the main display, provides you with information about your SPARCbook operating status. It provides two lines of sixteen characters.

The upper line is the battery status line and provides information about the batteries. The lower line is the machine and OS status line and provides information about interface activity, external DC supply and operating system status.

Figure 3-10 The Status Display

Note

Battery status

Machine and OS status

The battery status line on some earlier S3 models does not show a percentage number until the battery has been fully charged.

On a SPARCbook 3, the battery status line indicates whether you are running on the internal battery (Int) or an external battery pack (Ext). It also indicates the level of charge of the battery being monitored as a percentage of a full charge. The plus sign (+) indicates that the battery being monitored is receiving a charge from the AC adapter connected to the DC-In connector.

The machine and OS status line displays a row of symbols to indicate interface activity or availability.

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Symbol Name Meaning

DC-In Active Indicates that your SPARCbook 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 interface.

LAN Active Indicates that the Ethernet interface is active and

connected to a viable network.

PCMCIA Active Indicates the active presence of a PCMCIA card in

the PCMCIA port.

Main System Components

Status Display

(sequence)

Disk Activity Spinner Indicates that hard disk activity is in progress.

The three characters at the extreme right of the machine and OS status line display a hexadecimal code to indicate the status of the operating system software.

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Main System Components

Status Display

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Power Management

This chapter describes your SPARCbook’s power management system. It discusses how to use 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

• Using an External Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8

• Using A 12V Car Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 12

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Power Management System Operation

The power management system monitors the DC-In connector, external battery connector and the internal battery.

Battery charging

Your SPARCbook detects when it is powered from the AC adapter or car adapter, automatically charges the battery and displays a DC symbol in the lower line of the status display. The charging current is adjusted according to the battery’s existing level of charge and according to system temperature. The battery is charged at a faster rate until it is almost fully charged, and then the 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 information is shown on the upper line of the status display. This provides an indication of the battery’s level of charge, expressed as a percentage, with a plus (+) sign to indicate that it receiving a charge or with a minus sign (-) to indicate that it is being drained. See Figure 4-1.

The power management system detects when the system is being powered from the internal battery or from an external battery pack (SPARCbook 3 models only). These conditions are shown in the status display as follows:

Int. Battery

Indicates that the internal battery’s status is being displayed.

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Figure 4-1 The Status Display

Battery warning LED

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Power Management System Operation

Ext. Battery

Indicates that the external battery’s status is being displayed (only applies to SPARCbook 3 models).

When your SPARCbook unit has no external DC power connected, the orange-colored battery warning LED provides a visual warning when the battery is nearing exhaustion.

Battery Warning LED

Figure 4-2 The Battery Warning LED

The battery 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 illuminates continuously to indicate that the battery is almost completely discharged.

At the second warning, you can take one of the following actions:

• Connect the AC adapter or car adapter to charge the battery and continue working.

• Connect an external battery pack and continue working (SPARCbook 3 models only).

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Power Management

The Internal Battery

Maximizing battery life

The Internal Battery

• Power your SPARCbook off using Save (by pressing Pause-O), replace the battery with an already fully charged battery and then press the power on button to Resume where you left off.

• Save any files you may be working on and continue working until your SPARCbook performs an automatic Save.

The Battery and Power tools provided by the Notebook Computing Environment offer several ways for you to extend battery life, such as reducing the screen brightness when using battery power or using a slower CPU clock speed. For information about how to use these facilities, see the NCE User Guide.

The internal battery is specially designed for use with your SPARCbook. It incorporates a number of safety features.

• It is shaped to aid correct insertion.

• It contains electrical protection against damage by short circuit.

• It is physically protected against chemical leakage or rupture.

Operating on internal battery power

The internal battery typically powers your SPARCbook for around 45 minutes (or longer depending upon model and power saving options selected). Using any of the interfaces, particularly the Ethernet and SCSI, or an external mouse or keyboard, causes a greater drain on the battery and may shorten this period.

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Replacing the internal battery

Before removing the battery, first ensure the system is powered off and that the external power supply is disconnected. See “Installing the Battery” on page 1-3.

Caution

Do not remove the battery while your SPARCbook is running or data files may

be corrupted and, in extreme cases, you may be unable to restart your

SPARCbook.

Battery behavior

Your computer contains a sophisticated battery management system to ensure optimal performance from your batteries. However, for a new system or a system that has been in storage for an extended period of time, you should note the points below.

Self Discharge

An inherent characteristic of the nickel metal hydride (NiMH) internal battery 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.

Power Management

The Internal Battery

Battery conditioning

Also, when it is installed in your system, the internal battery will discharge while your computer is not in use. This may take up to 3 weeks depending on the level of charge when the system was last used.

System behavior with an Exhausted Battery

The charge percentage may not be shown on the status display if the battery is completely exhausted. However, the percentage appears when the battery has been characterized by the battery management system after it has been fully charged.

A new battery, or one that has not been used for a long time, will store less charge than expected for the first few charge and discharge cycles. This is normal. Over the course of five charge and discharge cycles, the capacity of the battery will rise to its correct value.

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Power Management

The Internal Battery Pack Charger Unit (IBPC)

You can recharge spare batteries using the Tadpole Series 2 Internal Battery Charger/Storage unit (T2IBPCHRG).

Connecting the charger

Figure 4-3 Using the Battery Charger and Storage Unit

Connect your battery IBPC as follows (see Figure 4-3):

Connect the AC adapter to either DC connector on the IPBC

Connect the supplied DC connector cable between the remaining DC connector on your IPBC and the DC-In socket on your SPARCbook.

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Using the charger

Power Management

The Internal Battery Pack Charger Unit (IBPC)

Connecting the charger in this manner allows you to power your SPARCbook at the same time as charging a spare battery.

To charge a battery, insert the battery, contacts first, into the battery cavity (the battery can only be inserted into the charger one way round) and close the charger door. Switch on the power from AC adapter.

The green LED on your 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 becomes fully charged. If the battery is too hot or too cold to charge, the amber LED flashes slowly.

The charger keeps the battery in a fully charged state until it is removed. The battery can be removed at any time by opening the door at the end

of the charger and withdrawing the battery.

Storing the charger’s cable

The cable supplied with the charger may be stored in the cable storage area on the underside of the unit.

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Power Management

Using an External Battery Pack

Note

This section applies to SPARCbook 3 models only.

To run your SPARCbook for a longer period away from an AC power supply, you can use the 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 the interfaces, an external RHDD or floppy disk drive while away from an AC supply, although this drains the battery faster.

Identifying the main components

1 34

5 6 7 8

C D

Figure 4-4 External Battery Pack

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View

holder attached. Refer to views A, B and E in Figure 4-4 to identify the following components:

shows the connector side of the external battery pack, and view

shows the connector side of the external battery pack with the cord

Catch Battery plug DC-in connector Extension cord holder Release lever Extension cord Extension plug Stowage for extension plug Battery release

Attaching the external battery pack

The external battery pack can be operated with your computer in one of two ways:

Power Management

Using an External Battery Pack

• By direct attachment to the rear of your computer.

• By connection with the extension cord.

Direct Attachment

Attach the external battery pack to your computer as follows:

Separate the cord holder [4] from the external battery pack by pressing the release lever [5] and sliding the cord holder off the external battery pack.

Remove the two blanking plugs, shown in views C and D from your computer.

Attach the external battery pack to your computer by locating the catch [2] and battery plug [3] in the corresponding receptacles on your computer and sliding, as shown in view E.

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Power Management

Using an External Battery Pack

Attaching the Extension Cord

It is not essential to remove the cord holder from the external battery pack. You can also connect the battery pack as follow:

Release the extension plug [6] from its stowage [7] and remove the blanking plug, shown in view C, from your computer.

Connect the extension plug by sliding it into the battery-in socket on your computer.

Working with the external battery pack

With the external battery pack fitted, your SPARCbook operates normaly. It can be powered from an AC supply, from the internal battery or from the external battery pack. The Notebook Computing Environment (NCE) software, preloaded on your computer, allows you to specify which power source is used at any 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 AC adapter to the DC-in connector on the external battery pack.

Note

It is possible to plug the DC-in connector into the computer when your external

battery pack is operating on the extension cord. However, this will not charge

the external battery pack.

The external battery pack charges automatically and is charged before the internal battery. It takes 3-4 hours to completely charge a discharged battery. When the external battery pack is fully charged, it is kept topped-up with a trickle charge. The battery can still be used while it is charging, but charging takes longer.

Note

The external battery pack suspends charging if it is too hot or too cold. Charging

automatically resumes as soon as the battery returns to a suitable temperature.

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The charge status and condition of the external battery pack is shown on your computer’s status display. It can also be monitored using NCE. The main NCE window provides a graphical representation of the charge state of both the internal and external batteries. This is described in the NCE Guide User Guide.

Stand-alone charging

The external battery pack can be charged while it is not connected to your computer. To do this, connect the AC adapter to the DC-in connector of the external battery pack. The external battery pack charges automatically.

Detaching your external battery pack

Removal of the external battery pack is a reversal of the attachment procedure:

Power your computer off.

Slide the release catch on your computer [9], then slide the external battery pack off your computer.

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Using an External Battery Pack

Note

If the external battery pack is being used on the extension cord, detach the cord

by sliding the extension plug out of the connector recess on your computer.

Storing the extension cord

The extension cord [6] can be stored in the cable holder [4], and the extension plug [7] can be stored in the stowage provided [8].

Replace the two blanking plugs in your computer to protect the battery-in contacts from damage.

If required, attach the cable holder to the external battery pack.

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Power Management

Using A 12V Car Adapter

The Tadpole Series 2 12V car adapter enables you to power your SPARCbook from a 12V vehicle cigarette lighter socket. It has power handling capabilities similar to those of the AC adapter supplied with your SPARCbook and enables you to power your computer with any of the optional accessories.

Important safety information

WARNING!

DO NOT OPERATE YOUR COMPUTER WHILE YOU ARE 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):

Caution

The car adapter is suitable for 12 volt negative earth vehicles only. Operation

under any other conditions may cause damage to your car adapter or to your

computer.

Insert the large plug of your car adapter into your car’s cigarette lighter socket.

The green LED on your car adapter illuminates when the power from your car is connected correctly.

Connect the DC cord from your car adapter to the DC-in socket of your computer.

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Power Management

Using A 12V Car Adapter

Using your car adapter

Figure 4-5 Conecting the Car Adapter

Your SPARCbook can be operated normally while powered from 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 disconnect the adapter from the cigarette lighter socket when your SPARCbook is not in use.

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Power Management

Using A 12V Car Adapter

Disconnecting your car adapter

The car adapter can be disconnected from your computer at any time, even while your computer is operating. However, if you do disconnect your car adapter while your computer is running, observe the following:

• Disconnect at 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 from your vehicle’s power supply during engine starts can disrupt the operation of your SPARCbook. As a precaution, disconnect your car adapter from your SPARCbook before starting the engine, following the instructions in the previous section, and reconnect once the vehicle’s engine is running.

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Save and Resume

This chapter discusses how to use Save and Resume. The Save and Resume feature provides an easy way to start and stop your 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 5

• Sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 5

• Save and Resume and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

• Enabling and Disabling Save and Resume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 7

Save and Resume

How Save and Resume Functions

The operation of Save and Resume can be summarized as follows:

Save

• Your SPARCbook copies the contents of the system’s DRAM and system operating parameters onto the save partition on the boot disk.

• An OpenBoot status flag is set that causes your SPARCbook to look for valid Save data on the disk when you next power on.

Resume

• If the OpenBoot save flag is set when you power on, your SPARCbook attempts to read any stored information in the save partition. If it finds valid Save data, it Resumes to exactly the same state in operation when the Save was initiated for that disk. If there is no valid save data available, your SPARCbook carries out a conventional Solaris system startup.

ò A partition is reserved on your SPARCbook’s boot disk to support the Save and Resume feature. The Save partition’s size is equivalent to the main memory capacity of your SPARCbook. For example, if you have a SPARCbook with 64MB of main memory (DRAM) your SPARCbook reserves a Save partition of 64MB. See “Boot Disk Partitions” on page 6-5.

ò SPARCbook only stores Save information to the save partition on the boot disk. It does not store this information anywhere else.

ò Because your SPARCbook Resumes from the Save partition on the boot disk, your SPARCbook will Resume to a different session if you boot a different disk.

ò Unexpected operations may occur if you try to Resume with a disk Saved on a SPARCbook with a different hardware configuration, such as larger main memory.

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The Save Partition

Powering Off Using Save

You can initiate a Save in several ways:

• By pressing Pause-O on the keyboard.

• By selecting Save Now in the NCE Save panel.

• By selecting Save at the top of the main NCE window.

• By selecting Save from the OpenWindows desktop Utilities

• By typing save at the Solaris root prompt.

• By closing the lid ( SPARCbook 3 models only).

The lid closed function can be enabled or disabled via the Save and Resume panel of the Notebook Computing Environment. See “Save and Resume Panel” in your NCE User Guide.

You do not have to close applications because they remain completely unaffected by Save and Resume, allowing you to take up work exactly where you left off.

Save and Resume

Powering Off Using Save

menu.

How to ensure Save and Resume operates successfully

Your SPARCbook Resumes most reliably if the hardware facilities are the same before and after the Save is performed.

To ensure the Save and Resume facility operates correctly, it is important that you avoid making hardware configuration changes while your system is powered off. This applies particularly to hard disks, tape drives, CD-ROMs and PCMCIA memory cards that are mounted as part of your file system, and to network connections that may change.

Your SPARCbook cannot Resume successfully to a file tree that is no longer there. To prevent problems, observe the following precautions:

• Always unmount file systems on external drives that are likely to be disconnected before you power on again.

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Save and Resume

Powering Off Using Save

In many 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 following procedure:

• Always unmount network file systems if your SPARCbook’s network connection is likely to change before you power on again.

• Always disable an external display and switch to the internal display if you intend to change displays before you power-on again.

Power off again, if necessary, by pressing Pause-O. Press the power on button. When the OpenBoot greeting is displayed, press Pause-A. The

OpenBoot ok prompt is displayed.

Enter the following commands:

ok create no-resume? ok boot disk

Your SPARCbook carries out a full system boot.

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Automatic Save Features

There are two automatic Save mechanisms which you can enable or disable through the Notebook Computing Environment. These are:

Save on battery low

When the power management software on your SPARCbook detects that the battery is low, it is able to initiate an automatic Save. You can choose whether the Save occurs after the first or second warning, or you can disable the Save on low battery function altogether. See “Save and Resume Panel” in your NCE User Guide.

Save on system inactivity

When your SPARCbook is unused for a specified period (that 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.

Save and Resume

Automatic Save Features

Sleep mode

In addition to the Save and Resume feature, your SPARCbook provides a Sleep mode. The Sleep mode can be enabled via the Notebook Computing Environment. See “Save and Resume Panel” in your NCE User Guide.

Sleep saves the current state of your SPARCbook to the hard disk,and turns off the display and I/O devices. Unlike Save, however, Sleep does not power your SPARCbook off completely but reduces the level of battery consumption during periods of inactivity. Your SPARCbook returns to operation instantly when any key is pressed. Sleep is initiated automatically by the period of inactivity you have specified. See “Power Manager Panel” in your NCE User Guide.

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Save and Resume

Save and Resume and Security

Your SPARCbook can be moved while in the Sleep mode and operates for typically 5 hours from a fully charged internal battery. If the battery nears discharge while it is in the Sleep mode, your SPARCbook performs a Save on low battery as described in the previous section.

Save and Resume and Security

The Save and Resume feature makes your SPARCbook vulnerable to unauthorized use. This is because Resume will take the system back into your last desktop session, effectively 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 SPARCbook, before you power on.

If this level of protection is not sufficient, you have the following options:

• Power off using a conventional Solaris system shutdown. To do this, log in as root and enter the init 0 command.

• Disable Save and Resume altogether, see below.

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Enabling and Disabling Save and Resume

Although the Save and Resume feature provides an extremely convenient method of powering down and powering on again, it does present two drawbacks.

• It may compromise the security of the system, as described above.

• It requires the existence of the save partition on the boot disk which is the same size as the system’s main memory. For example, a SPARCbook with 128MB of main memory requires a 128MB save partition. See “Boot Disk Partitions” on page 6-5.

If either of these issues poses a serious problem, the Save and Resume facility can be disabled. Save and Resume can be disabled with a reversible command, as described below, or can be disabled permanently by assigning the save partition for general data storage.

Save and Resume

Note

Disabling Save and Resume

To disable Save and Resume, enter the following command:

# saveresume -n SAVE Partition was /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s4

This example shows the save partition for a SPARCbook 3000 model. For a SPARCbook 3 the save partition is /dev/rdsk/c0t3d0s4. Make a note of

the correct partition to use if you intend to re-enable Save and Resume later. See

“Boot Disk Partitions” on page 6-5.

This command disables the Save commands (such as Pause-O) and unmounts the save partition. To power the system down, you can use the normal Solaris shutdown commands. For example:

# shutdown -i0

When the ok (OpenBoot) prompt is displayed, press Pause-O to power off. Restart the system in the conventional way for a desktop Solaris system.

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Save and Resume

Enabling and Disabling Save and Resume

Enabling Save and Resume

To enable Save and Resume, enter the following command:

Note

This example shows the save partition for a SPARCbook 3000 model. For a SPARCbook 3 the save partition is /dev/rdsk/c0t3d0s4. The save

partition is created when the Operating System is installed from the Tadpole

distribution CD.

# saveresume -y /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s4 # saveresume SAVE Partition is /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s4

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Using the Removable Hard Disk

It contains the following sections:

• Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 2

• Fitting and Removing the Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 3

• Caring for Removable Hard Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 4

• Boot Disk Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 5

• Using Additional Removable Hard Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 7

• Using a Removable Hard Disk Drive Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 9

• RHDD Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 12

Using the Removable Hard Disk

Overview

Your SPARCbook’s hard disk can be removed easily when your system is not in use and can be stored or carried separately. The removable hard disk provides you with effective data security for your SPARCbook when it is not in use and allows you to upgrade your hard disk very easily as larger capacity disk drives become available.

It is possible for you to have several boot disks for several different projects, or for different people who share a SPARCbook workstation to each have their own boot disk.

For example, you may have a disk for use in 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 networking setup on your office disk and dial-up client services set up on your home disk.

Note

Using the Save and Resume feature, each disk can store a different machine state that your SPARCbook Resumes when you next power on. This means, for example, that when you power on with your home disk fitted, your SPARCbook Resumes to the state Saved onto your home disk.

Your SPARCbook only stores Save data onto the save partiton on your hard disk. When you initiate a Save, an OpenBoot flag is set in your SPARCbook’s NVRAM that causes it to look for valid Save data on the disk when you next power up.

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Fitting and Removing the Hard Disk

Your SPARCbook is shipped from the factory with the hard disk already fitted and ready for you to use. The disk can be removed as follows:

Caution

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.

Place your SPARCbook on a firm surface, such as a desk, with its left side tilted upwards slightly.

Slide the hard disk’s catch downwards, as shown in Figure 6-1.

Pull on the catch to remove the disk from your SPARCbook.

Using the Removable Hard Disk

Fitting and Removing the Hard Disk

Catch / Cover

Figure 6-1 Removing the Hard Disk

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Caring for Removable Hard Disks

The removable hard disk is designed to be robust but should be handled with care. Follow these precautions in its use.

• Physical shock and vibration Protect the hard disk from knocks and excessive vibration. You should never remove the hard disk 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 may cause condensation. This will not cause damage, but you should allow your hard disk time to acclimatize before using it.

• Static electricity In common with most electronic components, the removable hard disk is prone to damage due to static electric shock. To prevent such damage, avoid touching any electrical contacts on the hard disk.

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Boot Disk Partitions

Using the Removable Hard Disk

Boot Disk Partitions

The hard disk supplied with your SPARCbook is preloaded to order with the Solaris 2 operating system; the version is dependent upon availability and customer order. The removable disk is preconfigured as a boot disk and is “factory” partitioned as shown in Table 6-1.

Partition

Mount Point Approx. Size (MB)

SPARCbook 3 SPARCbook 3000

dsk/c0t3d0s0 dsk/c0t0d0s0 / 25 dsk/c0t3d0s1 dsk/c0t0d0s1 swap >= DRAM dsk/c0t3d0s2 dsk/c0t0d0s2 All disk dsk/c0t3d0s3 dsk/c0t0d0s3 /var 72-96 dsk/c0t3d0s4 dsk/c0t0d0s4 save Same size as DRAM dsk/c0t3d0s5 dsk/c0t0d0s5 /opt Remainder of disk dsk/c0t3d0s6 dsk/c0t0d0s6 /usr 120

Table 6-1 Removable Hard Disk Drive Factory Conﬁgured Partitions

Note

The partition map may differ if the hard disk has been reloaded with the Solaris operating system from the supplied CD-ROM. See “Re-installing the Operating System from CD-ROM” on page 14-8.

The save partition is essential to support your SPARCbook’s Save and Resume feature (see Chapter 5, “Save and Resume”) 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 affected by the size of the main memory of your SPARCbook.

Model differences

The SPARCbook 3 and SPARCbook 3000 models use different types of removable hard disks, which is why different device files are used by default for the two model ranges.

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Boot Disk Partitions

SPARCbook 3 models use a SCSI removable hard disk drive which is labeled “Series 2” and has switches that set the target ID. SPARCbook 3000 models use an IDE removable hard disk drive which is labeled “IDE” and has no switches. The two types have different connectors so that it is not possible to connect the wrong type of drive to the wrong SPARCbook model.

SPARCbook 3

The SPARCbook 3 Series use a removable SCSI hard disk with a switchable SCSI target ID, which is factory set to 3. This means that device files for the disk slices are at /dev/c0t3d0sn, as shown in Table 6-1. A different SCSI ID can be used for the boot disk, if required. For example, if the disk ID were set to 0 and partitioned 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 operating system assigns this drive as target 0 with the result that the device files for the disk slices appear at /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0sn as shown in Table 6-1.

Main Memory Upgrades and Disk Partitions

é The sizes of save and swap partitions on the boot disk are related to the main memory capacity of your SPARCbook.

é The main memory is provided by two single in-line memory modules (SIMMs) which are accessible through the battery compartment. This makes it easy for the end user to perform memory upgrades without using special tools or equipment. However, if the capacity of the main memory is increased then the disk’s partition map must be changed to increase the sizes of the swap and save partitions. See “Upgrading the Main Memory” on page 15-3.

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Using Additional Removable Hard Disks

Additional removable hard disks are available from your SPARCbook supplier. These can be supplied preloaded with the Solaris operating system for use as an alternative boot disk, or can be supplied blank for use as additional data storage in conjunction with a removable hard disk drive adapter (RHDDA). See “Using a Removable Hard Disk Drive Adapter” on page 6-9.

Each new hard disk must be configured for your SPARCbook when it 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 removable hard disk drive adapter. See “Using a Removable Hard Disk Drive Adapter” on page 6-9.

Using the Removable Hard Disk

Using Additional Removable Hard Disks

Setting the SCSI ID for the RHDD

Before you use the RHDD, you should check and, if necessary, set its SCSI ID. The SCSI ID is set with three switches located on the rear of the Series 2 RHDD as illustrated in Figure 6-2.

1 0

SCSI 2 (most significant bit) SCSI 1 SCSI 0

Example shows binary 001 = ID1

Figure 6-2 The SCSI ID Switch (Series 2 Drives only)

The three switches on the rear of the Series 2 RHDD are binary coded as shown in Table 6-2.

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Using the Removable Hard Disk

Using Additional Removable Hard Disks

Conﬁguring a boot disk

Switch

Setting

a. It is recommended that you reserve ID3 for the boot disk in SPARCbook 3

models.

b. Do not use ID7, this is permanently assigned to the SPARCbook itself.

Selected ID

1 5

2 6

Table 6-2 SCSI ID Switch Settings

Switch

Setting

Selected ID

This procedure can be used for an RHDD that has been preloaded with Solaris 2 operating system. The SPARCbook uses the shell script

/Factory-config to configure an RHDD as a boot disk. This creates

the disk partitions described in Table 6-1 optimized for your SPARCbook’s memory capacity.

Configure a boot disk as follows:

Ensure that your SPARCbook is powered off and fit your new RHDD.

Press the power on button.

When the OpenBoot greeting is displayed, press Pause-A. Your SPARCbook displays the OpenBoot monitor prompt.

At the OpenBoot prompt, type the following command:

ok boot disk:h

Your SPARCbook boots to single user mode and displays the # prompt. Enter the following command:

# /Factory-config

Press the Return key for the process to begin and follow the displayed instructions.

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Using the Removable Hard Disk

Using a Removable Hard Disk Drive Adapter

Conﬁguring a hard disk for additional storage

The procedure for doing this is described in “Configuring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example” on page 7-6.

Using a Removable Hard Disk Drive Adapter

The removable hard disk drive adapter (RHDDA) can be used to connect an additional Series 2 removable hard disk drives to the SCSI port of your SPARCbook. The RHDDA is connected to the SCSI port on the I/O panel of your SPARCbook and draws power from the 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 models is a different type and can only be used internally.

Connecting the RHDDA

Connect the RHDDA to your SPARCbook as follows:

Ensure your SPARCbook is powered off.

Connect the RHDDA to the SCSI port on your SPARCbook using the cable supplied with the RHDDA.

If necessary, use the remaining SCSI connector on the rear of the RHDDA to connect to other SCSI devices. Because it takes power from the SPARCbook, the RHDDA should be connected nearest to the SPARCbook.

Install and configure an RHDD as described below.

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Using the Removable Hard Disk

Using a Removable Hard Disk Drive Adapter

Inserting an RHDD

Before inserting the drive, set the drive’s SCSI ID, as described in “Setting the SCSI ID for the RHDD” on page 6-7. The RHDDA does not have a SCSI ID of its own but takes its ID from the RHDD installed in it.

1 2 3 4

Figure 6-3 Connecting an RHDDA

Slide the drive’s integral catch/cover downwards; see Figure 6-4.

Tilt the front of the RHDDA upwards slightly and slide the drive into place until you feel the connectors engage.

Slide the drive’s catch/cover upwards to lock the drive in place.

Configure the drive as described in “Using Additional Removable Hard Disks” on page 6-7.

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Using the Removable Hard Disk

Using a Removable Hard Disk Drive Adapter

Removing an RHDD

Before removing the RHDD from an adapter, ensure that there are no disk operations in progress and unmount any file systems on the drive.

Catch/Cover

Figure 6-4 Removing an RHDD From an Adapter

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 switchable terminator. The terminator must be active if the RHDDA is the only SCSI device connected to the SPARCbook.

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Using the Removable Hard Disk

RHDD Security

The terminator is set by setting the terminator switch, shown in Figure 6-5, to the down position. The other three switches have no function.

Note

Correctly set SCSI terminators are essential to the reliable operation of devices connected via SCSI chain. See “SCSI Terminators” on page 7-4.

Terminator Switch (Down=ON)

1 2 3 4

Figure 6-5 The RHDDA Terminator Switch

RHDD Security

The RHDD provides your system a basic level of security by allowing you to remove it from your 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 SPARCbook allowing your files and applications to be accessed.

Unauthorized access can be prevented by using the Security panel provided by NCE. This allows you to specify the serial numbers of up to six SPARCbooks that are permitted to access your RHDD. Any other systems are denied access.

For details about using the NCE Security panel, see the NCE User Guide.

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Using SCSI Devices

This chapter describes how to connect and use external SCSI devices. It describes how to set the SCSI ID and termination 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

• Configuring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example . . . 7 - 6

• Using a Tadpole SCSI Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 11

Using SCSI Devices

Overview

Your SPARCbook provides a single-ended small computer system interface (SCSI) via the I/O panel at the rear of the unit. An industry-standard 50-pin high density SCSI-2 connector is provided. See “I/O Panel” on page 3-7.

How to Ensure Reliable SCSI Operation

ò To ensure reliable operation of SCSI devices with your SPARCbook, always follow these hints:

7 Do not connect too many devices to your SPARCbook. You can connect six external devices 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 target ID) for each device on the chain. The default SCSI ID of the removable hard disk supplied in SPARCbook 3 models is ID3.

4 Ensure that the SCSI chain is correctly terminated. The chain must be terminated at each physical end, but there must be no other terminators in the chain.

4 Always connect your SPARCbook at one ph ysical end of the SCSI chain because your SPARCbook has permanently ﬁxed terminators.

4 Power on the SCSI devices before powering on your SPARCbook.

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Connecting SCSI Devices

SCSI devices are connected to the SPARCbook in a daisy chain arrangement, as illustrated in Figure 7-1.

SPARCbook SCSI Device SCSI Device

Maximum number of devices supported

A SCSI chain supports up to eight devices connected along its length. The SPARCbook itself counts as one device and the internal hard disk 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 models (which have an IDE internal hard disk).

Using SCSI Devices

Connecting SCSI Devices

Plug-in

Terminator

Figure 7-1 A SCSI Daisy Chain

SPARCbook positioning

Some SCSI devices provide two connectors so that they can be located in any position along the chain. The SPARCbook has only one connector because it should be located at the end of the chain.

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SCSI Terminators

Note

To ensure reliable operation of your SPARCbook and external SCSI devices, you must use an active terminator at the end of the SCSI chain. The SPARCbook unit contains permanently fixed terminators and should, therefore, be positioned at one end of the SCSI chain while the device at the far end of the chain will need terminators fitted or enabled.

Some SCSI devices, such as the Tadpole Removable Hard Disk Adapter (RHDDA), contain built-in switchable terminators (see “Setting the SCSI Terminator” on page 6-11) which can be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Where this is not the case, you can obtain plug-in terminators that can be installed on the vacant connector on the device at the end of the chain, as illustrated in Figure 7-1.

A SCSI terminator is a type of resistor network which prevents interference occurring between conductors within the interconnecting cables, and so improve reliability. However, terminators must not be fitted to other devices in the chain as this will cause unreliable operation.

SCSI IDs

To allow data on individual drives to be accessed, each device connected to the chain must have a unique address, or SCSI target ID. A device’s target ID is not related to its physical position within the daisy chain. IDs are usually assigned in keeping to operating system convention to devices according to type. For example, under Solaris

2.x, a CD-ROM is assigned to SCSI ID 6 and the SPARCbook system is assigned to ID 7.

Note

The boot disks in the SPARCbook 3 and SPARCbook 3000 models are of different types and therefore have different identities. The SPARCbook 3’s removable hard disk is a SCSI disk and the SPARCbook 3000’s hard disk is an IDE device.

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SCSI ID

0 1 2

Every drive has one or more special files associated with it, according to its type function. For example, a hard disk has a block data file and raw data file associated with each partition in the form:

/dev/dsk/c0t2d0sn block data special file /dev/rdsk/c0t2d0sn raw data special file

Table 7-1 summarizes the assignment of drive IDs for Solaris 2.x on SPARCbook 3 and SPARCbook 3000 models and the special files associated with those IDs.

Special Files

SPARCbook 3 SPARCbook 3000

/dev/c0t0d0s[0-7] /dev/c4t0d0s[0-7]

/dev/c0t1d0s[0-7] /dev/c4t1d0s[0-7]

/dev/c0t2d0s[0-7] /dev/c4t2d0s[0-7]

/dev/c0t3d0s[0-7] /dev/c4t3d0s[0-7]

Using SCSI Devices

SCSI IDs

Function

External Hard Disk Drive External Hard Disk Drive External Hard Disk Drive SPARCbook 3: Removable Hard Disk Drive

(with root partition)

SPARCbook 3000: External Hard Disk Drive

/dev/c0t4d0s[0-7] /dev/c4t4d0s[0-7]

/dev/c0t6d0s[0-7] /dev/c4t6d0s[0-7]

6 7 - System Unit

/dev/diskette

/dev/rmt/0

Table 7-1 SCSI Device Assignments

Exrernal Hard Disk Drive/Second CD-ROM Drive

Tadpole External Floppy Disk Drive Tape Drive First CD-ROM Drive

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Using SCSI Devices

Configuring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example

Conﬁguring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example

The basic procedure for installing an external hard disk drive with a SPARCbook is as follows:

• Connect the drive with termination and SCSI ID correctly set.

• Power the system up and enter a command so that the necessary special files are created.

• Format (if necessary) and partition the hard disk.

• Create and check a file system on each disk partition (or slice).

• Create a mount point and mount the filesystem(s).

These steps are described in a worked example below. The example uses a preformatted 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 7-1). The removable hard disk on SPARCbook 3 models has its ID set to 3 by default so this ID should not normally be used for an external drive.

If the external drive is the only external device or if it is connected to the end of the SCSI chain, it should have the terminator enabled.

Creating special ﬁles – boot time

Before filesystems can be created on the new hard disk, special files for the new partitions must exist. To create the special files during the boot process the following procedure is used:

Press the power on button.

When the OpenBoot start-up screen is displayed, press Pause-A.

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Using SCSI Devices

Configuring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example

Tadpole S3 SPARCbook, keyboard present ROM Rev 2.15 V1.00 32 MB memory installed, Serial #10683270 Ethernet address 0:0:83:a3:3:86, Host ID: Host ID: 80a30386

Initializing memory Type help for more information ok

Enter the following command:

ok create no-resume? ok boot -r

The -r option causes the SPARCbook to carry out hardware reconfiguration. In this example, the SPARCbook detects the external hard disk and creates the necessary special files to allow the filesystem(s) on the new hard disk to be accessed.

The SPARCbook creates both block and raw device files in the

/dev/dsk and /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:

Note

/dev/dsk/c0t2d0sn /dev/rdsk/c0t2d0sn

Where:

c0 defines the SPARCbook system’s internal SCSI controller, in

this case 0 (zero). In the case of a SPARCbook 3000, this would be 1.

t2 defines the SCSI target address, in this case 2. d0 defines the drive number, which is normally 0 (zero) in the case

of a drive with an embedded SCSI controller.

sn defines the disk slice, where n is a number between 0 and 7.

Historically the target ID identified a SCSI controller card to which there might be connected one or more disk drives or tape drives. The current tendency is for drives to have a built-in (or embedded) SCSI controller in which case the drive ID is most often 0 (zero).

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Configuring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example

Creating special ﬁles – on a live system

It may be necessary to add an external disk drive to a SPARCbook without powering the system down in order to allow uninterrupted access to available SPARCbook filesystems.

In this case, the block and raw device files, described above, can be created as follows:

Become superuser

Enter the following commands:

# drvconfig -i sd # disks

Creating disk partitions

The next step is to create the required disk partitions (or slices). The disk can be organized into up to eight partitions numbered 0 to 7. In this example, one partition is created on slice 2, which occupies the entire disk.

The disk is partitioned as follows:

Become superuser

Enter the following command:

# format Searching for disks...done

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:

0. c0t2d0 <IBM-DVAS-2810 cyl 6183 alt 2 hd 8 sec 32> /iommu@0,

10000000/sbsus@10001000/espdma@8400000/esp@4,88000000/sd@2,0

1. c0t3d0 <TOSHIBA-MK2428FB cyl 4000 alt 2 hd 8 sec 32> /iommu@0, 10000000/sbsus@10001000/espdma@8400000/esp@4,88000000/sd@2,0

Specify a disk (enter its number): 0

The information displayed for the disks will vary from system to system but should provide information about the drive vendor, drive model and drive characteristics. In this example, a note is made of the number of cylinders that the new drive has, in this case 6183, which is required for disk partitioning.

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Caution

Using SCSI Devices

Configuring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example

Take care to enter the correct drive number. Errors made during this process could damage the filesystem on the boot disk with consequent data loss.

selecting c0t2d0: [disk formatted]

FORMAT MENU:

disk - select a disk type - select (define) a disk type partition - select (define) a partition table current - describe the current disk format - format an analyze the disk repair - repair a defective sector label - write label to disk defect - defect list management backup - search for backup labels verify - read and display labels save - save new disk/partition definitions inquiry - show vendor, product and revision volname - set 8-character volume name quit

format>

PARTITION MENU:

partition

0 - change‘0’ partition 1 - change‘1’ partition 2 - change‘2’ partition 3 - change‘3’ partition 4 - change‘4’ partition 5 - change‘5’ partition 6 - change‘6’ partition 7 - change‘7’ partition select - select a predefined table modify - modify a predefined partition table name - name the current table display - display the current table label - write partition map and label to the disk quit

In this example, partition 6 is being defined and is going to occupy the entire disk. The disk in this case has 6183 available cylinders, as displayed at the specify a disk prompt.

partition> 6

Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks 2 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0

Enter partition id tag[unassigned]: Enter partition permission flag [wm]:<RETURN> Enter new starting cyl[0]:<RETURN> Enter partition size [0b, 0c, 0.00mb]:6183c

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Using SCSI Devices

Configuring an External Hard Disk – Worked Example

Once the partitions have been defined, the resulting partition table looks like this:

partition> print Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks 0 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 1 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 2 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 3 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 6 unassigned wm 0 - 6179 772.50 (6180/0/0) 1582080 7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0

Having defined the required partitions, the partition map is written and the disk labeled with the following commands:

partition>label Ready to label disk, continue? y partition>quit format>quit #

Create and then check a ﬁlesystem on the new disk

Become superuser.

At the Solaris prompt, enter the following commands:

# newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t2d0s6 # fsck /dev/rdsk/c0t2d0s6

Create a mount point and mount the ﬁlesystem

In this example, a new directory is created in the root directory to provide the mount point, and then the new filesystem is mounted. This is carried out at the Solaris prompt with the following commands:

# cd # mkdir /external # mount /dev/dsk/c0t2d0s6 /external

Filesystems can be mounted automatically at boot time by creating an entry in the /etc/vfstab file for each filesystem to be mounted. The file can be edited by the superuser. The new entry contains information about the filesystem’s special files, intended mount point, filesystem type and filesystem checking option.

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Tadpole SPARCbook 3000 series, SPARCbook 3 series User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Copyright and Trademark Information

FCC Class B Notice

FCC Part 68 Modem Information

Electrical Safety Notice

To connect your computer:

To disconnect your computer:

Environmental Notice

Lithium battery

Contents

About this Guide

Document Summary

Models Covered by this Guide

Associated Documents

Typographical Conventions

Getting Started

Caring for your SPARCbook

Installing the Battery

Connecting the AC Adapter

Powering On for the First Time

Powering Off

Powering off using a system shutdown

Powering off using Save

Using Full System Startup

Using Different Screen Environments

Starting NCE

Using an External Keyboard and Mouse

Initial System Configuration

What System Configuration Entails

Collecting the required system information

Network information

Host Name

Internet Address

Name Service

Subnets

Time zone

Setting a superuser password

Setting up a user account

Starting the User Account Manager

Restarting the System

User Name

User ID

Account Security

Home Directory

Main System Components

Front Detail

Rear Detail

Underside Detail

I/O Panel

Model differences

Connector descriptions

The Built-In Display

Viewing angle

Display brightness

The Built-In Keyboard

Function keys

Microcontroller function keys

Delete and interrupt keys

Numeric keypad

Adjusting the keyboard angle

The Pointing Stick

Status Display

Battery status

Machine and OS status

Power Management

Power Management System Operation

Battery charging

Battery status

Battery warning LED

The Internal Battery

Maximizing battery life

Operating on internal battery power

Replacing the internal battery

Battery behavior

Self Discharge

Battery conditioning

System behavior with an Exhausted Battery