Re: IPX floppy boot problems
Simon Ghent <simon.ghent@Meta4uk.com> writes:
> I've just started to setup Debian on a SPARCStation IPX that I've
> liberated from work. I've previously installed Linux on PCs, but have
> no experience with SUNs.
> On boot it fails the POST with the message 'Replace TOD/NVRAM' - I
> assume this is the real time clock backup battery - if so is this
> something that I can easily replace?
> At the SUN boot prompt I insert the rescue floppy and SILO comes up.
> I then get the boot: prompt, press enter and watch the propeller for
> a while and get this message:
> Uncompressing Image..
> IDPROM: Unknown format type!
> Program terminated.
> then I get dropped back to the SUN boot prompt. Is this a problem with
> the
> boot floppy or the hardware?
> I'm awaiting delivery of the CD set - is this problem likely to reoccur
> when booting from CD?
> <This is a re-post of my message of 29/5/99, with a better subject line>
A better subject would be "IDPROM/NVRAM problems". Read:
http://www.squirrel.com/squirrel/sun-nvram-hostid.faq.html
(the NVRAM/hostid FAQ).
According to the FAQ, the chip you need costs between $16 and $23.12.
It is socketed.
Steve
dunham@cse.msu.edu
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