<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Dave and everybody,</div><div><br></div><div>thanks much, a friend of mine has an SS1000e that soon will be mine (once I'm moved) that he mentioned had OLD OBP's so figured I would ask.<br></div><div><br></div><div>the other one is the SC2000/2000e, on the hunt for the 2.31 eproms for it.</div><div>and the SS5/170, on the hunt for 2.29 for it BUT it's in a PLCC socket so that one will be harder without the adapter.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">-Thomas<br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 1:37\u202fPM Dave McGuire via rescue <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
Tom, if Ethan can't get to it soon, I'll check the boards in the <br>
system at LSSM and read them if they're 2.31. It will be a while before <br>
I can get to to it too, but it seems we have a couple of options to get <br>
this done.<br>
<br>
-Dave<br>
<br>
On 6/4/23 14:40, Thomas Pelki via rescue wrote:<br>
> Hi Ethan,<br>
> <br>
> Nobody has yet, and would be much appreciated.<br>
> <br>
> -Thomas<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 7:03\u202fAM Ethan Hawke via rescue <br>
> <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" target="_blank">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" target="_blank">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Hey Thomas,<br>
> <br>
> Still need the 2.31 ROMS? If someone hasn't sent them to you I can<br>
> read mine, but I probably won't have time until next weekend.<br>
> <br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Ethan<br>
> <br>
> On 04/06/2023 8:04 am, Thomas Pelki via rescue wrote:<br>
>> Hi All,<br>
>><br>
>> While were on the subject of the SS1000/1000e, could somebody dump<br>
>> the 2.31 eproms please, and send them to me?<br>
>><br>
>> I believe 2.31 is the latest version<br>
>> -Thomas<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Sat, Jun 3, 2023 at 2:17\u202fAM Ethan Hawke via rescue<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" target="_blank">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" target="_blank">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hey Dave,<br>
>><br>
>> Unfortunately it won't work, in Solaris 9 the sun4d kernel was<br>
>> removed.<br>
>> The only sun4d remnants left is a stub bootblk that just<br>
>> simply prints<br>
>> the following when you try to boot it;<br>
>><br>
>> SPARCserver 1000E, No Keyboard<br>
>> ROM Rev. 2.31, 2048 MB memory installed, Serial #7609142.<br>
>> Ethernet address 8:0:20:74:1b:36, Host ID: 80741b36.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Rebooting with command: cdrom<br>
>> Boot device:<br>
>> /io-unit@f,e0200000/sbi/dma@0,81000/esp@0,80000/sd@6,0:e File<br>
>> and args:<br>
>> This hardware platform is not supported by this release<br>
>> of Solaris.<br>
>> Program terminated<br>
>> Type help for more information<br>
>> <#0> ok<br>
>><br>
>> the sun4d architecture is very different from sun4m and<br>
>> can't simply<br>
>> be patched to support it.<br>
>><br>
>> At least we know for sure, sorry to disappoint.<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> Ethan<br>
>><br>
>> On 31/5/23 21:41, Dave McGuire via rescue wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Can anyone here tell me with certainty what the latest<br>
>> release of<br>
>> > Solaris is that will run (not "is supported", but "will<br>
>> run") on a<br>
>> > SPARCserver-1000E (sun4d) machine?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Thanks,<br>
>> > -Dave<br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
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