[rescue] New SPARCStation 10 owner, needs help with some issues though.

[Peter Stokes]

Hi Clifford

Out of interest what MAC address did you use?

I have seen odd results with non standard Sun values, suggest you setup a
8:0:20:X:X:X if you have not already

Peter
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Peter Stokes
Ashlyn Computer Services
Mbl: 07977 532320
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On 4 Feb 2016, at 18:14, CLIFFORD HAIGHT <klemish at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I had to replace the NVRAM and set the MAC address.
>
> I install 4.1.4 from CD, I would be interested if you had pacthes though.
>
> OBP and they kernel recognize that the TP is present but both give an error
> that itbs not connected.   Since I don't have NIS I used the sun guide to
> being able to disable the requirement.
>
> I can configure the interface fine via the shell but it still tells me
there
> is no connection
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
> From: Peter Stokes
> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 9:57 AM
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issues
> though.
>
>
> Hi Clifford
>
> Did you install 4.1.4 from CD or did it just come on the disk pre
installed?
>
> I have the CD ISO here if you need it.
>
> I also have some very old patch CDs from the 90s if I remember correctly, I
> will have a hunt and see if any are for 4.1.4.
>
> Is the NVRAM a good one in your system?
>
> On the NIC, when you boot the system does it recognise it and can you
> manually
> configure it?
>
> Peter
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> Peter Stokes
> Ashlyn Computer Services
> Mbl: 07977 532320
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>
>
>
>
> On 4 Feb 2016, at 17:33, CLIFFORD HAIGHT <klemish at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In December I picked up at SPARCstation 10 for $5 plus shipping as an
> impulse
>> purchase.
>> I picked this up for the purposed as an automation server after nostalgia
>> looking back at using a SPARCStation back in the mid 90's that was used as
> BBS
>> for our high school.
>>
>> It didn't have a hard drive and the NVRAM had gone bad.   Since I have
>> upgraded the SM41 to SM61, replaced the NVram, put in a 1gb had disk with
>> SunOS 4.1.4 and added a 64mb of ram...
>>
>> Now onto the issues...
>> 1) Solaris drivers for GPIB-SCSI-A and SB-GPIB.    I am using SunOS 4.1.4
>> initially because National Instruments only provides drivers for SunOS 4
> from
>> their website.     There was drivers produced for Solaris 2+ but they
where
>> for purchase.    I have tried to buy these drivers from NI but
> unfortunately
>> they don't sell them anymore and won't provide them.    Does anyone know
of
>> where I can find them or a source for them?
>>
>> 2) SunOS 4.1.4 patches, what patches are available for SunOS 4 and were
can
>> they be found?   I would like to be able to connect my sparcstation to a
>> network but this has issues, I having issues software and hardware wise in
>> this department.
>> Optionally any critical fixes I should now about?   Is there a package
>> management system on SunOS 4 and/or binary repositories?
>>
>> 3) I am having a hardware issue with the onboard NIC.    On the hub I show
> a
>> connection but on the sparcstation OBP shows no connection.   Any ideas on
>> troubleshooting/repairing?
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