[rescue] Sun2: Looking for the 1.X Boot PROMs

[Earl Baugh]

> Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:55:22 +0200
> From: Stefan Skoglund <stefan.skoglund at agj.net>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Sun2: Looking for the 1.X Boot PROMs
>
> tor 2018-04-12 klockan 22:24 -0500 skrev Steve Piette:
> > *
> > *
> > > I think that mine have the R ROMs.
> > > I have seen Q ROMs, but nothing newer than R.
> > > --
> > > Michael Thompson
> > >
> > > Are you looking for the Sun 2/120 board PROMS? (wasn't sure which
> > > Sun 2 you
> > > were talking about)
> > >
> > > Earl
> >
> > Yes,
> >
> > I'm looking for the last version of the 2/1XX Multibus CPU boot
> > PROMs.
> > The SunOS 4.0 documentation mentions distributing them and I've seen
> > references for a 1.1.2 version but don't know which CPU type they
> > were
> > from or find a copy.
> >
> > I seem to have two different versions of the Rev N PROMs and the Rev
> > R
> > PRO
> >
> > Sun Workstation, Model Sun-2/120 or Sun-2/170, Sun-2 keyboard
> > ROM Rev N, 1MB memory installed
> >
> > Sun Workstation, Model Sun-2/120 or Sun-2/170, Sun-2 keyboard
> > ROM Rev R, 4MB memory installed
> >
> > I've seen Rev Q but those only seem to be on VME Sun 2's like the
> > 2/50.
> >
>
> What is the differences between the different versions ?
> Is it support for extra memory  or other boot devices
>


I have a number of Sun 2 boards... I'll have to check the PROMs.
I'm pretty sure they're not all the same...  What images are on-line?
(I also have to read my Sun 1 PROMs since I have the only original ones...
so maybe
test with the Sun 2 ones...)


Earl