[rescue] Found an Axil 255 (SPARCstation 5 upgrade for SS1/1+/2)

[Todd Vernon]

Great find!  I have a “Super workstation” SS2 clone board in a SS1 case.  Enjoy that find!

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Todd Vernon
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On Jul 18, 2024 at 8:35 PM -0600, Alexander Jacocks via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org>, wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just lucked into an Axil 255, which I had never actually heard of. There was a post on this list back in 2002 where someone had one, but I apparently missed it.
>
> The machine even works, except for the (expected) IDPROM failure:
>
> > Axil-255, No Keyboard
> > ROM Rev. 2.15, 128 MB memory installed, Serial #11184826.
> > Ethernet address aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa, Host ID: aaaaaaba.
> >
> >
> > The IDPROM contents are invalid
> >
> > Boot device: /iommu/sbus/ledma at 4,8400010/le at 4,8c00000  File and args:
> > Internal loopback test -- Did not receive expected loopback packet.
> >
> > Can't open boot device
> >
> > Type  help  for more information
>
> Color me happy! I'll have to do some investigating and testing.
>
> I'm going to guess that the original MAC address and hostid are lost, but since I don't have any HDDs installed in it, yet, that's not a big deal.
>
> Has anyone else either used, or still got, one of these?
>
> - Alex
>
> Full diag post below:
> > Power-ON Reset
> >
> > $$$$$ WARNING: No Keyboard Detected! $$$$$
> > MMU Context Table Reg Test
> > MMU Context Register Test
> > MMU TLB Replace Ctrl Reg Tst
> > MMU Sync Fault Stat Reg Test
> > MMU Sync Fault Addr Reg Test
> > MMU TLB RAM NTA Pattern Test
> > MMU TLB CAM NTA Pattern Test
> > MMU TLB LCAM NTA Pattern Test
> > IOMMU SBUS Config Regs Test
> > IOMMU Control Reg Test
> > IOMMU Base Address Reg Test
> > IOMMU TLB Flush Entry Test
> > IOMMU TLB Flush All Test
> > SBus Read Timeout Test
> > EBus Read Timeout Test
> > D-Cache RAM NTA Test
> > D-Cache TAG NTA Test
> > I-Cache RAM NTA Test
> > I-Cache TAG NTA Test
> > Memory Address Pattern Test
> > FPU Register File Test
> > FPU Misaligned Reg Pair Test
> > FPU Single-precision Tests
> > FPU Double-precision Tests
> > FPU SP Invalid CEXC Test
> > FPU SP Overflow CEXC Test
> > FPU SP Divide-by-0 CEXC Test
> > FPU SP Inexact CEXC Test
> > FPU SP Trap Priority >  Test
> > FPU SP Trap Priority <  Test
> > FPU DP Invalid CEXC Test
> > FPU DP Overflow CEXC Test
> > FPU DP Divide-by-0 CEXC Test
> > FPU DP Inexact CEXC Test
> > FPU DP Trap Priority >  Test
> > FPU DP Trap Priority <  Test
> > PROC0 Interrupt Regs Tests
> > Soft Interrupts OFF Test
> > Soft Interrupts ON Test
> > PROC0 User Timer Test
> > PROC0 Counter/Timer Test
> > DMA2 E_CSR Register Test
> > LANCE Address Port Tests
> > LANCE Data Port Tests
> > DMA2 D_CSR Register Test
> > DMA2 D_ADDR Register Test
> > DMA2 D_BCNT Register Test
> > DMA2 D_NADDR Register Test
> > ESP Registers Tests
> > DMA2 P_CSR Register Test
> > DMA2 P_ADDR Register Test
> > DMA2 P_BCNT Register Test
> > PPORT Registers Tests
> > NVRAM Access Test
> > TOD Registers Test
> > initializing TLB
> > initializing cache
> >
> > Allocating SRMMU Context Table
> > Setting SRMMU Context Register
> > Setting SRMMU Context Table Pointer Register
> > Allocating SRMMU Level 1 Table
> > Mapping RAM
> > Mapping ROM
> >
> > ttya initialized
> > Probing Memory Bank #0 32 Megabytes
> > Probing Memory Bank #1 32 Megabytes
> > Probing Memory Bank #2 32 Megabytes
> > Probing Memory Bank #3 32 Megabytes
> > Incorrect configuration checksum;
> > Setting NVRAM parameters to default values.
> > Setting diag-switch? NVRAM parameter to true
> > Probing CPU FMI,MB86904
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 4,0  espdma esp sd st SUNW,bpp audio ledma le
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 0,0  Nothing there
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 1,0  Nothing there
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 2,0  Nothing there
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 3,0  Nothing there
> > screen not found.
> > Can't open input device.
> > Keyboard not present.  Using tty for input and output.
> > Probing Memory Bank #0 32 Megabytes
> > Probing Memory Bank #1 32 Megabytes
> > Probing Memory Bank #2 32 Megabytes
> > Probing Memory Bank #3 32 Megabytes
> > Incorrect configuration checksum;
> > Setting NVRAM parameters to default values.
> > Setting diag-switch? NVRAM parameter to true
> > Probing CPU FMI,MB86904
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 4,0  espdma esp sd st SUNW,bpp audio ledma le
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 0,0  Nothing there
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 1,0  Nothing there
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 2,0  Nothing there
> > Probing /iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000 at 3,0  Nothing there
> >
> > Axil-255, No Keyboard
> > ROM Rev. 2.15, 128 MB memory installed, Serial #11184826.
> > Ethernet address aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa, Host ID: aaaaaaba.
> >
> >
> > The IDPROM contents are invalid
> >
> > Boot device: /iommu/sbus/ledma at 4,8400010/le at 4,8c00000  File and args:
> > Internal loopback test -- Did not receive expected loopback packet.
> >
> > Can't open boot device
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