Re: Update OpenBootPROM on SS2?
On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, Andreas Behnert wrote:
> Sorry 'bout my poor English :-)
>
> Sun SparcStation2 (sun4c):
> Is it possible to update the OpenBoot PROM of such a machine? I have
> access to an EPROM/Flash programming device so there shouldn't be a
> problem with the hardware.
The bootROM in a Sparc 2 is a regular EPROM, so it's not
'field-programmable' like flashROM's are. You first need to obtain a
replacement EPROM that's blank, then the bootROM firmware image (the v2.9
SS2 firmware might be in my Sun bootROM archive btw) to burn into the
replacement EPROM.
> Like many (if not all) sun4c boxes my SS2 hat the limitation of not
> being able to boot from a harddisk > 1 GB (still have to look
> exactly which OBP version I have).
> Are there any updates available? I know that the OBP of Ultra boxes
> is updated within Solaris 8 but AFAIK the older Non-Ultra boxes aren't
> equipped with a FlashROM. Instead they use a EPROM. So I would need
> something like a .BIN or .HEX file...
Not all Ultra's needed firmware updates though - only the early ones
needed it to be done. I'm running an Ultra-30 here and the firmware didn't
need updating.
Regards,
Craig.
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