Do it in OpenFirmware itself. At the console, send a 'stop' key sequence (or hook a computer up to the serial port, usually the first one-- serial port A on a machine with both an 'A' and a 'B', for instance) and run a terminal program. Send a 'stop' (in Minicom for Unix/Linux, you can go ctrl-a, f, I believe... see the help) and issue this command at the OpenFirmware prompt:
setenv auto-boot? true On Sat, 1 May 2004, ChanGux wrote: > Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 14:34:31 -0500 > From: ChanGux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org > Subject: problem with eeprom > Resent-Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 14:37:16 -0500 (CDT) > Resent-From: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org > > Hi all. > I have a sun blade 100 and after many problems the debian sid is > installed. > I need change the value "ok setenv auto-boot?" from "true" to "false", > my machine already have the value to true. > I read that is possible change this value with the eeprom command but > when i run this, the system show: > > atlantis:~# eeprom > Cannot open /dev/openprom > > Why? > > I can mount the openpromfs filesystem without problem (the openpromfs > module is up), but the eeprom and prtconf command says the same error: > "Cannot open /dev/openprom". > I have installed the kernel 2.4.18 (original instalation package) and > this is my module list: > > atlantis:~# lsmod > Module Size Used by Tainted: P > solaris 45480 0 (unused) > openpromfs 12536 0 (unused) > rtc 1928 0 > smbfs 42848 0 (unused) > romfs 3776 0 (unused) > ramfs 2776 0 (unused) > msdos 5896 0 (unused) > fat 35840 0 [msdos] > parport_pc 26456 1 > lp 7784 0 (unused) > parport 31264 1 [parport_pc lp] > usbmouse 2048 0 (unused) > trident 34584 0 (unused) > ac97_codec 12248 0 [trident] > soundcore 4388 2 [trident] > > The devide /dev/openprom exists: > > atlantis:~# ls -ld /dev/openprom > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 10, 139 Mar 15 2002 /dev/openprom > > Anyone have a idea? > > Many thanks, > > > For reference, attach my dmesg > > ********Begin************** > > PROMLIB: Sun IEEE Boot Prom 4.0.45 2001/02/08 14:33 > Linux version 2.4.18 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version egcs-2.92.11 19980921 > (gcc2 ss-980609 experimental)) #2 Thu Apr 11 14:37:17 EDT 2002 > ARCH: SUN4U > Ethernet address: 00:03:ba:08:2a:50 > On node 0 totalpages: 15716 > zone(0): 16274 pages. > zone(1): 0 pages. > zone(2): 0 pages. > Found CPU 0 (node=f006dbd4,mid=0) > Found 1 CPU prom device tree node(s). > Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda3 ro > Console: colour dummy device 80x25 > Calibrating delay loop... 1002.70 BogoMIPS > Memory: 123632k available (1944k kernel code, 512k data, 168k init) > [fffff80000000000,0000000007f24000] > Dentry-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 5, 262144 bytes) > Inode-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 131072 bytes) > Mount-cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 32768 bytes) > Buffer-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 8192 bytes) > Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 131072 bytes) > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX > PCI: Probing for controllers. > PCI: Found SABRE, main regs at 000001fe00000000, wsync at > 000001fe00001c20 > SABRE: Shared PCI config space at 000001fe01000000 > SABRE: DVMA at c0000000 [20000000] > PCI0(PBMA): Bus running at 33MHz > isa0: [dma -> (floppy) (parallel)] [power] [serial] [serial] > ebus0: [flashprom] [eeprom] [idprom] > PCIO serial driver version 1.54 > su(serial) at 0x1fe020003f8 (tty 0 irq 12,7eb) is a 16550A > su(serial) at 0x1fe020002e8 (tty 1 irq 12,7eb) is a 16550A > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4 > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 > Initializing RT netlink socket > Starting kswapd > Journalled Block Device driver loaded > atyfb: 3D RAGE (XL) [0x4752 rev 0x27] 8M SDRAM, 29.498928 MHz XTAL, 230 > MHz PLL, 100 Mhz MCLK > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 144x56 > fb0: ATY Mach64 frame buffer device on PCI > kbd_init: Assuming USB keyboard. > isa(speaker): iobase[000001fe02000042:000001fe02000061] > pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured > rtc_init: no PC rtc found > block: 128 slots per queue, batch=32 > RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize > Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.31 > ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with > idebus=xx > ALI15X3: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 68 > ALI15X3: chipset revision 195 > ALI15X3: 100% native mode on irq 4,7cc > ide0: BM-DMA at 0x1fe02000a20-0x1fe02000a27, BIOS settings: hda:pio, > hdb:pio > ide1: BM-DMA at 0x1fe02000a28-0x1fe02000a2f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, > hdd:pio > hda: ST315320A, ATA DISK drive > hdb: LTN486S, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with > idebus=xx > ide0 at 0x1fe02000a00-0x1fe02000a07,0x1fe02000a1a on irq 4,7cc > hda: 29888820 sectors (15303 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=29651/16/63, > UDMA(66) > hdb: ATAPI 48X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache, UDMA(33) > Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12 > Partition check: > hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 > loop: loaded (max 8 devices) > sungem.c:v0.96 11/17/01 David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com) > eth0: MII PHY ID: 437420 Enable Semiconductor > eth0: Sun GEM (PCI) 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet 00:03:ba:08:2a:50 > SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 > usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs > usb.c: registered new driver hub > usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0x1ff02000000, IRQ 9,7e4 > usb-ohci.c: usb-00:0c.3, PCI device 108e:1103 > usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 > hub.c: USB hub found > hub.c: 4 ports detected > usb.c: registered new driver keyboard > usbkbd.c: :USB HID Boot Protocol keyboard driver > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice > NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 > IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP > IP: routing cache hash table of 512 buckets, 8Kbytes > TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 8192) > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0. > kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. > VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly. > hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2, assigned device number 2 > input0: USB HIDBP Keyboard 0430:0005 on usb1:2.0 > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188 > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188 > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188 > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188 > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188 > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188 > hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/4, assigned device number 3 > usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x430/0x100) is not claimed by any active > driver. > Adding Swap: 125984k swap-space (priority -1) > EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.17, 10 Jan 2002 on ide0(3,3), internal journal > sys32_ioctl(hwclock:74): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(00004b50) arg(effffc58) > sys32_ioctl(hwclock:77): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(00004b50) arg(effffc48) > sys32_ioctl(hwclock:78): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(00004b50) arg(effffc58) > Trident 4DWave/SiS 7018/ALi 5451,Tvia CyberPro 5050 PCI Audio, version > 0.14.9d, 15:02:23 Apr 11 2002 > trident: ALi Audio Accelerator found at IO 0x1fe02000900, IRQ 7039840 > ac97_codec: AC97 Audio codec, id: 0x4144:0x5348 (Analog Devices AD1881A) > usb.c: registered new driver usb_mouse > input1: USB HIDBP Mouse 0430:0100 on usb1:3.0 > usbmouse.c: v1.6:USB HID Boot Protocol mouse driver > lp: driver loaded but no devices found > parport0: PC-style at 0x1fe02000378 (0x1fe02000778), irq 7039808 > [PCSPP,TRISTATE] > lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). > kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds > EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.17, 10 Jan 2002 on ide0(3,1), internal journal > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. > eth0: MII PHY ID: 437420 Enable Semiconductor > eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full-duplex. > eth0: Pause is disabled > sys32_ioctl(bash:476): Unknown cmd fd(2) cmd(2000746e) arg(00000000) > > *************End*************************** > > > -- > /========================================================================\ > .''`. | ChanGux at the bungle (.-.. .- .-.) | > : :' : | changux AT mycrossoff.com | dot\/ > `. `'` | Live Free or Die !!! | /\ > `- | Powered by Debian GNU/Linux | > \========================================================================/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Jessica L. Blank, Systems Administrator, twu.net Please avoid sending me Word, Excel or PowerPoint attachments. 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