4 Terminal Setup

If this is the first time you've powered one up after acquiring it second-hand, it's a good idea to check its configuration and leave it in a known state before you try to boot it.

1. Connect up mouse (preferably 3-button), keyboard, monitor and mains, and switch on.
2. Hit the spacebar to abort the boot process.

This should leave you with a BOOT> prompt, together with some information on network settings in the top-right corner of the screen.

1. Reset the nvram to factory defaults.
   BOOT> nvfactory
2. Select correct keyboard layout and nationality.
   BOOT> keyid
   (follow the on-screen instructions)
3. Select correct nationality.
   BOOT> na <type>
   (a list of nationality types is displayed by entering the command with no arguments.)
4. Set terminal to get boot parameters from network.
   BOOT> bafrom network
5. Set boot method to NFS.
   BOOT> bmethod nfs 8192
6. Save the changes to NVRAM
   BOOT> nvsave

Once you've done this, and set up NFS and BootP as above, you should be able to reboot the terminal.

A progress bar should appear showing 'Amount of System Loaded', followed by scrolling messages as various files are loaded. Finally, a grey background should appear with a cursor on it.

BOOT> reset

A progress bar should appear showing 'Amount of System Loaded', followed by scrolling messages as various files are loaded. Finally, a grey background should appear with a cursor on it.