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Neophyte Section => Tips & Tutorials => Topic started by: curtis on February 16, 2003, 11:37:07 AM

Title: Cool Hack for the SparcStation (when running OpenBSD)
Post by: curtis on February 16, 2003, 11:37:07 AM
neat trick for any SparcStation running OpenBSD.

In /etc/sysctl.conf set machdep.led_blink=1 and reboot the machine.

This makes the power LED blink (it actually reflects the load average: the slower the blinking the higher the load, the higher the blinking the lower the load!). Sort of the reverse of what you'd expect, but still a handy indicator!

This has been tested on IPX's, SS2's, SS4's, SS5's, and I believe SS10's/SS20's as well -- so it likely works everywhere.... Try it out!
Title: Re:Cool Hack for the SparcStation (when running OpenBSD)
Post by: Tazinator on March 13, 2003, 02:11:08 AM
Sweet man. Nice little trick.
Title: Re:Cool Hack for the SparcStation (when running OpenBSD)
Post by: wilnix on April 29, 2003, 06:36:58 PM
seems to work on a ultra 10....

Wilnix
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