[rescue] Sun Blade 1000

[Peter Stokes]

Hi

I have run through 100s of systems (SS1->U45 etc) over the last 25 years and
cannot remember the last issue I had with serial ports, may be 1 or 2. In my
experience they just work.

Peter
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Peter Stokes
Ashlyn Computer Services
Mbl: 07977 532320
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> On 22 Feb 2022, at 13:58, Ethan Hawke <ehawk at ember.systems> wrote:
>
> Memory faults shouldn't prevent output on the serial ports (of course they
will fail POST), but you should still get something.
>
> Do you get any video output? I have had terrible luck with serial port
failures on my machines. They appear dead only for video to kick on after the
~10 minute POST.
>
> Has any one else experienced serial port failures? Almost all my sun4m
machines have failed or unreliable serial ports, I have also had it on a Ultra
2 clone.
>
> Not sure if it's only the 8530 based machines, does the U60 use the 8530
('ZS') or a typical 16550?
>
>
> Regards,
> Ethan
>
> On 2/23/22 00:53, William Barnett-Lewis wrote:
>> My guess is memory. When I recently attempted to upgrade the memory from
>> 8gb to 16gb the memory speed was incorrect and that was the symptoms. If
>> they aren't seated quite right or perhaps the contacts are dirty?
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> William
>>
>>
>>>>> On 22 Feb 2022, at 10:48, silcreval <silvercreekvalley at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>> (snip)
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