[rescue] rescue Digest, Vol 234, Issue 6

Sat May 7 20:48:20 EDT 2022

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>    1. Sun Ultra 60 > 2 Gb Memory ? (Chris Quayle)
>    2. Re: Sun Ultra 60 > 2 Gb Memory ? (Mark M)
>    3. Re: Looking for: SunOS 4.0.3e - SPARCEngine (Plamen Mihaylov)
>    4. Re: Looking for: SunOS 4.0.3e - SPARCEngine (Richard)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 18:50:13 +0100
> From: Chris Quayle <syseng at gfsys.co.uk>
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [rescue] Sun Ultra 60 > 2 Gb Memory ?
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> Hi,
>
> I'm working on a Sun a Netra T1125 for a project, Ultra 60 m/b.
> It's running FreeBSD Sparc 11 rel, packages built, including
> vnc server and more. It has 16 x 128MB, 2GB, but running zfs,
> could really do with some more. Were there any 256Mb simms
> made that will fit this machine and if so, would 4mB total work,
> supported or not. Has anyone tried this ?...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 14:22:09 -0400
> From: Mark M <mmehalik at gmail.com>
> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Sun Ultra 60 > 2 Gb Memory ?
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> There were 256MB Dimms of that type (200pin), but were only ever certified
> for U80 and E450s.
>
> The handbook memory compatibility matrix actually notes that they do work
> in e60s but there's an obp bank limit of .5G.
>
> All that said, I've never tried, but would, if my machines weren't in
> storage at the moment.
>
> -mark
>
> On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 1:51 PM Chris Quayle <syseng at gfsys.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm working on a Sun a Netra T1125 for a project, Ultra 60 m/b.
> > It's running FreeBSD Sparc 11 rel, packages built, including
> > vnc server and more. It has 16 x 128MB, 2GB, but running zfs,
> > could really do with some more. Were there any 256Mb simms
> > made that will fit this machine and if so, would 4mB total work,
> > supported or not. Has anyone tried this ?...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > rescue list - http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 23:14:39 +0300
> From: Plamen Mihaylov <plamenspam at afterpeople.com>
> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Looking for: SunOS 4.0.3e - SPARCEngine
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> I also wonder what happened to the 4.1e GFX tape. Any info?
>
> Best regards,
> Plamen
>
> On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 4:59 PM Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Thought I would bring this to the top of the stack and see how the
> > search/recovery might be progressing?.?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > > On 25 Apr 2022, at 8:54 am, Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sounds like a great idea.
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > >> On 25 Apr 2022, at 08:19, Jonathan Katz <jon at jonworld.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> ?It may be easier for the tapes to make a pitstop here in the UK where
> > >> I can attempt to image them before they go on a much longer journey?
> > >>
> > >>> On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 10:33 PM Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hello Jon
> > >>>
> > >>> Yes shipping can take a while these days. Months are not uncommon.
> > Best to pack well and send with tracking. When the time comes I might
> look
> > at DHL or similar.
> > >>>
> > >>> Let me know what else you may find.
> > >>>
> > >>> Richard
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>>
> > >>> On 25 Apr 2022, at 03:08, Jon <jlo at ludd.ltu.se> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> ?
> > >>> Hello,
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm happy if shipping can be covered, and I'm very happy if the tape
> > will find some use as I don't have any SPARCengine machine myself (my
> > primary interest is Sun's Motorola machines but I'm very, very inactive
> at
> > the moment..)
> > >>>
> > >>> I will have a second look around to see if I might have another tape
> > because I do seem to recall there were multiple SPARCengine tapes in a
> > batch I received several years ago, but so far I could only find this
> one.
> > >>> I'm also extremely busy at the moment so it will probably be a few
> > days before I can do a more thorough search, .
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 7 May 2022 12:17:35 +1000
> From: Richard <ejb at trick-1.net>
> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Looking for: SunOS 4.0.3e - SPARCEngine
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> Hi Plamen
>
> That?s the tape that has been found and is in line to have an attempt to
> recover?.
>
> Still no OS tapes?.
>
> Richard
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 7 May 2022, at 06:16, Plamen Mihaylov <plamenspam at afterpeople.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?
> > I also wonder what happened to the 4.1e GFX tape. Any info?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Plamen
> >
> >> On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 4:59 PM Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
> >> Hi Folks,
> >>
> >> Thought I would bring this to the top of the stack and see how the
> search/recovery might be progressing?.?
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> Richard
> >>
> >> > On 25 Apr 2022, at 8:54 am, Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Sounds like a great idea.
> >> >
> >> > Sent from my iPhone
> >> >
> >> >> On 25 Apr 2022, at 08:19, Jonathan Katz <jon at jonworld.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> ?It may be easier for the tapes to make a pitstop here in the UK
> where
> >> >> I can attempt to image them before they go on a much longer journey?
> >> >>
> >> >>> On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 10:33 PM Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hello Jon
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Yes shipping can take a while these days. Months are not uncommon.
> Best to pack well and send with tracking. When the time comes I might look
> at DHL or similar.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Let me know what else you may find.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Richard
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On 25 Apr 2022, at 03:08, Jon <jlo at ludd.ltu.se> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> ?
> >> >>> Hello,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I'm happy if shipping can be covered, and I'm very happy if the
> tape will find some use as I don't have any SPARCengine machine myself (my
> primary interest is Sun's Motorola machines but I'm very, very inactive at
> the moment..)
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I will have a second look around to see if I might have another
> tape because I do seem to recall there were multiple SPARCengine tapes in a
> batch I received several years ago, but so far I could only find this one.
> >> >>> I'm also extremely busy at the moment so it will probably be a few
> days before I can do a more thorough search, .
> >> >>
> >> >> _______________________________________________
> >> >> rescue list - http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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