Re: Problems to boot my Sparx IPX
G'day,
Sounds like your IDProm battery is dead, you can replace the chip, or
rewrite its contents every time you boot.
Do a search on the IDProm Howto on the web.
Best Regards,
Peter Firmstone.
On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, [iso-8859-1] Iñaki Martínez wrote:
> Hi!!!!
>
> I am newbie...... in Sparc World
>
> I installed slink.... then .... upgraded to potato.... and all OK....
>
> Well.....
>
> Since several days ago, suddently, my sparc doesn't boot..... :-(
>
> This is the problem:
>
> * Switch on the computer......
> * several checks are made....
> * this text is printed:
>
> The IDPROM contents are invalid
>
> * the prompt appear and a type:
>
> > boot sd()
>
> Boot device: /sbus/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0
>
> * boot starts:
>
> SOLO prompt:
> Uncompressing...
>
> * Error again:
>
> IDPROM: Unknown format type
> program terminated
> OK
>
>
> What can i do???????
>
> Is there any solution??????
>
> Thanks in advance......
>
>
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