[rescue] Sun Netra T1125

[Richard]

Hi Mike

Interesting...

I took a look at the following http://www.shrubbery.net/~heas/sun-feh-2_1/General/OBP.html and some other OBP documents but couldn't see antyhing about reprogramming teh UPA speed.....any pointers?

Richard

On Tue, 12 Nov 2019, at 7:03 PM, Mike Spooner wrote:
> I presume that it might be possible to get a 480 to run at close to that by
> reprogramming the UPA speed in OBP, same as can be done on Ultra-10 and
> Ultra-30. I've sucessfully run a nominally 440MHz CPU in the Ultra-10 at
> 472MHz (118MHz UPA) with no errors. The SMCC UPA data-buffer chips were
> specced for upto 120MHz operation, although very few actually could reach
> quite that far - the Ultra-4 used best-binned ones.
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> - Mike
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> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 10:24 PM +0000, "Peter Stokes" <peter at ashlyn.co.uk>
> wrote:
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> Hi
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> I think that the 480Mhz are 450 only, the 420 only supported the 450Mhz as
> per
> the T1125/Ultra 60. The 450 supported the 250, 300, 400 and 480Mhz from
> memory.
> 
> Never tried the 480Mhz in an Ultra 60, normally mixing the CPUs does not
> work,
> but obviously does in this case, but suspect that you will only get 450Mhz
> out
> of it.
> 
> Peter
> 
> > On 11 Nov 2019, at 11:56, Richard  wrote:
> >
> > o;?Hi everyone
> >
> > OK so the T1125 is now up and running. It had its issues but would boot
> both
> CPU to Solaris 10 (no root passwd so reinstalled) when it arrived. however
> > - 1 of the 2 drives was dead, removed the dead one...ordered a replacement
> > - NVRAM Battery was dead and the system complained about ID PROM INVALID
> etc..
> > - After replacing the NVRAM Battery the machine wouldn't boot and gave a
> RED
> State Exceptions on power up. Removing the second CPU (CPU1) seemed to
> resolve
> the issue, using CPU1 as CPU0 also resulted in RED State Exception so I am
> guessing the CPU is the issue.
> >
> > One interesting point is that both CPU are 480Mhz CPU Module with 8M Cache
> (501-5729)...have not found anything to indicate that thats a supported
> configuration. All I can find is that it is supported for Enterprise 450,
> 420R...I note that OBP reports as 450Mhz CPU. Anyone have any insight? Anyone
> got a spare they would be willing to part with? Is it an OS level issue
> similar to that in the following
> http://shrubbery.net/~heas/sun-feh-2_1/collections/intsrdb/24408.html
> >
> > Ordered the following to max the machine out...
> > - Extra Gig of memory
> > - Replacement drive
> > - Gig ethernet card
> >
> > So current state
> > - Solaris 8 + Recommended Patch bundle + SUNWspci2 + SUNWspvnc
> > - TECH-SOURCE gfxp
> > - 3x SunPCI II Cards (will probably drop back to 2 when the Gig ethernet
> card turns up.
> >
> > # ./sunpci -l
> > Opening a SunPCi window...
> >
> >  Name = Card1
> >    Device = /dev/sunpci2drv0
> >    Type = SunPCi II
> >    Description = SunPCi II card
> >    Peripherals =
> >    ID = 00:03:BA:13:58:D6
> >
> >  Name = Card2
> >    Device = /dev/sunpci2drv3
> >    Type = SunPCi II
> >    Description = SunPCi II card
> >    Peripherals =
> >    ID = 00:03:BA:10:F2:D0
> >
> >  Name = Card3
> >    Device = /dev/sunpci2drv6
> >    Type = SunPCi II
> >    Description = SunPCi II card
> >    Peripherals =
> >    ID = 00:03:BA:10:F3:4A
> >
> > thanks in advance
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, 29 Oct 2019, at 11:32 PM, Dennis Grevenstein wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Richard wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Answering my own question...:-)
> >>>
> >>> Yes will work with 9 and possibly 10 with some work arounds.
> >>>
> >>> Documentation indicates can install multiple cards in the same
> machine...I
> >>> have 3 so letbs see how that goes :-) will have to watch that 25W per
> card
> >>> power requirement.....
> >>
> >> I think this depends on the exact version of the SunPCi card.
> >> The later versions II and III should work. The earliest SunPCI
> >> may not.
> >>
> >> Dennis
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