[SunRescue] SS10, Openboot PROM 2.25, how to program it.

[Bill Bradford]

On Mon, Dec 25, 2000 at 08:03:37PM -0500, L. Brignolo wrote:
> There is this Sparc10, 36mhz, 1.08gig, 32MB, ethernet, scsi port, aui,
> parallel and serial, and a external CD, Solaris 7, but no c, no perl, etc..
> Wanted to install Solaris8, and Solaris 8 needs 64MB, 1.7GB.
> Then Purchased and installed a 2.25, hoping to put 2  32mb dimms later.
> But at boot time is giving messages like:
> "CPU#0 TI,TMS 390Z50.
> CPU#1 nothing there
> ..2, 3..
> Probing Memory Bank #0 16 MB RAM
> Probing Memory Bank # 1 nothing there.
> ..2,3=16,4,5,6
> Probing Memory Bank #7 at 2,00  cgsix
> Probing /iommu at f,e0000000/sbuf/f,e001000 at f,0 espdma esp sd st ledna le
> SUNDW bppSUNW,DBRIe mmcodec
> Rom Rev. 2.25 32mb serial 314891.
> Boot device /iommu/Sbus/ledna at f,400010/le at f,c00000 File + args:
> Lost carrier (Tranceiver cable problem?).
> Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP Packet.
> Cable problem or twisted pair hub link disable.
> Use the PROM command help ethernet (and loops in these 4 last lines)."
> Looks like PROM is reading an old configuration;
> If that is true, how to program this replacement prom?
> If that is not true, what is happening, what could I do now to boot up?
> I am new to Unix, so any help will be highly appreciated.

Try "reset-all".  Also, do a "probe-scsi" and make sure the system can
see all the scsi disks attached - if its set to boot off scsi disk #3,
and there isnt one there, it will try to boot off the network as seen
above...

Bill

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