RE: Installing on an IPC
Same here, however, I have 2 of these boxes. One is 1.3, the other is
2.9 (from memory...[1]). The 1.3 box suffers the same fate, the 2.9 one
works perfectly. I am wondering what the situation is re copying the
PROM and giving someone a binary image to burn into a new one. I have a
binary image, just haven't had the chance to get a new one burnt yet to
replace the 1.3 PROM (different EPROM sizes too... the 2.9 PROM requires
a 256k).
If it is not considered to be breaking copyright (let's face it, its not
like it will work in any machine hey?), I could make a binary image of
this available to anyone who might need it.
Regards
Michael Anthon
TAMS Systems
PS... I recently upgraded this box to the latest unstable packages.
While I had a little trouble with the upgrade process (which could have
been my bumbling), it is now running perfectly. I can now switch quite
happily between X and the console, this used to cause the machine to die
in a screaming heap, requiring an L1-A and reboot. Good work boys and
girls !!
[1] btw, is there a way to get the PROM version once booted.. I would
have thought that it would be in /proc/openprom somewhere, but I can't
find it
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen J. Carpenter [mailto:sjc@delphi.com]
Sent: Friday, 4 December 1998 12:04
To: Jim Jensen; debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Installing on an IPC
On Wed, Dec 02, 1998 at 08:50:26PM -0500, Jim Jensen wrote:
> I am attempting to install sparc-debian from sid onto a Sun IPC w/
> prom version 1.6. and both a bw2 and cg3 frame buffer (the bw2 is not
> used).
[snip]
> ... and then went to a totally blue screen where the
> keyboard was dead (no alt-f1, no l1-a). Had to reboot via the power
> switch.
>
> Any suggestions?
Yes...I had the same exact problem with one of my machines.
You will find that if you remove the CG3 and use the BW2 it works fine.
The problem apears to be the PROM version. I bought an IPC with a newer
PROM (2.4) and it works just fine...even with the SAME CG3 that failed
in the one with the older PROM.
-Steve
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