[rescue] sparc trouble (yet again)...

[Frank Van Damme]

On Monday 17 March 2003 22:57, David Holland wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 16:31, Frank Van Damme wrote:
> > On Monday 17 March 2003 22:09, David Holland wrote:
> > > Is there a 'test esp' command in the OBP?
> >
> > No, but "help test" tells me there's a test net, scsi, floppy and so
> > forth.
> >
> > Running
> > ok help scsi
> > gives:
> > Dma register test -- succeeded.
> > Esp register test -- succeeded.
> > Dma read test -- succeeded.
> > Dma write test -- succeeded.
> >
> > > There should at least be a test-all (or is it 'test all' - I forget -
> > > sorry)
>
> Ah, that was it.  I'd venture to say your internal SCSI controller is
> good.
>
> I would assume a 'probe-scsi' doesn't show much of anything?

0 lines of output indeed. Sparc seems to have a lot of diagnostic tools 
"on-board" :)

> <snip>
>
> > No, they aren't. But those convertors alone cost 150$/$ or something.
>
> Yeah, they're 80(something)$ over here.  However, it was my impression
> that they were detachable in (some of) the sparcbooks.    Doesn't sound
> like it is in your case.

Hm, newer sparcbooks use ide. You mean they they use a scsi controller and a 
scsi-ide convertor or something?

> > Conclusion: probably some electrics on the drive fried. But I don't see
> > any brown spots on the bottom (there are some nude green parts there).
>
> I suspect your correct, unfortunately.
>
> /me is outta ideas from way over here..   Mebbe you can set it up as a
> diskless workstation, if you've a network.

Myeah. 

:-(


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Frank Van Damme
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