EEPROM SETTINGS
  
DESCRIPTION
  
This is how to set up a sun workstations after getting a new one in.  There are also other settings that will effect the operations such as the ID PROM and the /etc/ttys and /etc/ttytype files.
For the sun to boot-up and you to recognize it, the terminal type must be set on the eeprom.  Go to >q1f then set for '00' for a black and white, '10' for a terminal on port A (this is for ncm), and '12' for a color monitor.  Also >q50 and >q51 will set up the line resolution for VI. For a Sun 3/260 with a color monitor, they should be at 50 and 22 repectively, and for a Sun on Vaxncm they should be 50 and 40 repectively (If using a 80x34 columns/rows for the eeprom setting and 80x24 size window for the ncm xwindows .win file.).
EXAMPLES:
Sunop4 and SuperSun consoles on Vaxncm.
 /etc/ttys = 12console
 /etc/ttytype = vt100 console
 printenv = $TERM=vt100
 eeprom settings
  columns = 80, rows = 34
  scrsize = 1600x1280
Vaxsbh and Vaxmdp consle on Vaxncm.
 /etc/ttys = console "... std.9600" vt100
 printenv = vt100
Vaxncm console
 /etc/ttys = console "... std.9600" vt100
 printenv = xterm
To set the eeprom without going to the monitor prompt, you can do an '/usr/etc/eeprom' and this will list the settings.  You can then do a /usr/etc/eeprom qualifier=variable, then do a /usr/etc/eeprom to see if it took, then do a hard reboot (meaning you either power off or do a "k2" at the monitor prompt).
  
SEE ALSO
  
idprom, terminal_settings, and Sun hardware manuals.