Sun Microsystems Blade 1500 - Display and Audio Responses; Displayed Screens; TABLE 3-1 Screen Images and What They Mean

3-2 Sun Blade 1500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual • December 2004
11. init program is loaded and executed.
12. init program reads /etc/inittab.
13. init program launches rc scripts, which read, check, and mount file systems.
14. /etc/vfstab file system is checked and mounted.
15. Additional rc script files are executed.
If the power-on behavior seems erratic, see “Power-On Flowchart” on page 4-3
3.2 Display and Audio Responses
Component failures can often be diagnosed by looking at the monitor or listening to
the system. Topics in this section include:
■ “Displayed Screens” on page 3-2
■ “Displayed Messages” on page 3-5
■ “Audio Responses” on page 3-12
3.2.1 Displayed Screens
TABLE 3-1 describes what you might see on the monitor, what the images mean, and
where to find assistance in this manual to resolve the problem.
TABLE 3-1 Screen Images and What They Mean
Screen Images Description Meaning Comment
White screen with
banner and text.
Error message
displayed.
Error from
OpenBoot PROM.
See “OpenBoot PROM
Messages” on page 3-6.
Error from Solaris
operating system.
See “Solaris Error Messages” on
page 3-8.