Re: SPARC 20 firmware error at boot
On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 12:14:52PM +0800, Jean-Paul Blaquiere wrote: > what's probably happened is the internal battery has died. It is a trivial > matter to attach a new lithium/NiCad battery to the top of your CMOS chip > after disconnecting the old one. All you need is a soldering iron and a > small hacksaw :) I ended up pulling an NVRAM chip from an unused SPARC 10. According to the SPARC FAQ the SS10 and 20 used the same chip. Lo and behold, my SS20 is now happily working again. Yay! noah -- ___ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html pgpOOYjueOjVa.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: SPARC 20 firmware error at boot
> On Aug 24, Noah Meyerhans illuminated with a virtual scribe : > Thanks! Now I only need to determine whether or not it's worth it to me > to buy a replacement NVRAM chip... ;^) > what's probably happened is the internal battery has died. It is a trivial matter to attach a new lithium/NiCad battery to the top of your CMOS chip after disconnecting the old one. All you need is a soldering iron and a small hacksaw :) /Jp... -- Jean-Paul Blaquière || Avatar of Computational [EMAIL PROTECTED] || Thaumaturgy http://japester.ucc.asn.au || IHTFP Hell is other people
Re: SPARC 20 firmware error at boot
On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:57:59PM +0800, Jean-Paul Blaquiere wrote: > google is your friend. > or the copy I keep at home ;) > http://japester.ucc.asn.au/faqsunnvram.txt Thanks! Now I only need to determine whether or not it's worth it to me to buy a replacement NVRAM chip... ;^) noah -- ___ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html
Re: SPARC 20 firmware error at boot
> On Aug 23, Andreas Behnert illuminated with a virtual scribe : > I can't exactly remember the URL. If I'm right it was something > like squirrel.com and the page was called "Sun Host ID FAQ" or > something like that. av.com or google.com should know this page... > > google is your friend. or the copy I keep at home ;) http://japester.ucc.asn.au/faqsunnvram.txt /Jp... -- Jean-Paul Blaquière || Avatar of Computational [EMAIL PROTECTED] || Thaumaturgy Democracy is based on the premise that a million men are wiser than one man. How's that again? I missed something? -- Lazarus Long
Re: SPARC 20 firmware error at boot
Noah Meyerhans wrote: > > I've got a SPARC 20 running sid that will no longer boot. It fails > before running the kernel with the following error: > PROMLIB: obio_ranges 5 > IDPROM: Checksum failure (nvram=5d, calc=d0)! > The Good: Please have a look at the Sun NVRAM FAQ. This page helped me to replace the NVRAM chip (SparcStation 2) and most important to reprogram the new one. Now I know how to change the Ethernet MAC to whatever I like :-) May be you find something useful there or the author can help you. The Bad: I can't exactly remember the URL. If I'm right it was something like squirrel.com and the page was called "Sun Host ID FAQ" or something like that. av.com or google.com should know this page... Greetings from Germany Andreas -- To err is human; effective mayhem requires the root password :-) --
SPARC 20 firmware error at boot
I've got a SPARC 20 running sid that will no longer boot. It fails before running the kernel with the following error: PROMLIB: obio_ranges 5 IDPROM: Checksum failure (nvram=5d, calc=d0)! Does anybody know how to fix this? It's clearly not a Debian, or even Linux specific problem, but I don't know of any other SPARC experts to consult. The problem showed up after a power outtage; the machine worked fine prior to the outtage. Thanks. noah -- ___ | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html pgp8jMnfTjP8g.pgp Description: PGP signature
