I misplaced a parenthesis, but as you can see, I DID mention hitting stop at the console. I guess you have to hit stop+a? I always used a serial terminal, so... :>
On Sun, 2 May 2004, Elie De Brauwer wrote: > Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 07:54:10 +0200 > From: Elie De Brauwer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: JLB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], debian-sparc@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: problem with eeprom > Resent-Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 01:12:04 -0500 (CDT) > Resent-From: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org > > Why not simply press STOP+A while booting the machine ? Automatically drops > you to the firmware without having to dig for cables ;-) > > > > 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. 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