[SunRescue] Sparc Classic and IPX

[Sheldon T. Hall]

J. Michael McGarrah wrote:
> 
> I have several Sparc IPC machines.  They all work great.  Happy
> little boxes with 200MB harddisks running RedHat 6.2.  Great for
> network monitoring.
> 
> The problem is with two Sparc Classics and an IPX that I'd like
> to get setup.  The harddisk out of a working IPC does not work in
> either Classic or IPX.  These machines would be ideal for doing
> development since they have more memory and are faster.  A 1GB
> disk but 64MB ram would make it much nicer.
> 
> I can't find anything on putting harddisks into a Classic or IPX
> that is different from the IPCs.  Anybody know about a difference?
> 
> The only other option is that all three have bad SCSI controllers.

When you say "do not work," exactly what do you mean?  Won't spin
up?  Aren't recognized by the PROM?  Won't format?  "Bad magic
number"?  What?

-Shel