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Re: problem with eeprom



I misplaced a parenthesis, but as you can see, I DID mention hitting stop
at the console. I guess you have to hit stop+a? I always used a serial
terminal, so... :>

On Sun, 2 May 2004, Elie De Brauwer wrote:

> Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 07:54:10 +0200
> From: Elie De Brauwer <elie@de-brauwer.be>
> To: JLB <jlb@twu.net>
> Cc: changux@mycrossoff.com, debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: problem with eeprom
> Resent-Date: Sun,  2 May 2004 01:12:04 -0500 (CDT)
> Resent-From: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
>
> Why not simply press STOP+A while booting the machine ? Automatically drops
> you to the firmware without having to dig for cables ;-)
>
>
> > Do it in OpenFirmware itself. At the console, send a 'stop' key
> > sequence (or hook a computer up to the serial port, usually the first
> > one-- serial port A on a machine with both an 'A' and a 'B', for
> > instance) and run a terminal program. Send a 'stop' (in Minicom for
> > Unix/Linux, you can go ctrl-a, f, I believe... see the help) and issue
> > this command at the OpenFirmware prompt:
> >
> > setenv auto-boot? true
> >
> > On Sat, 1 May 2004, ChanGux wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 14:34:31 -0500
> > > From: ChanGux <changux@mycrossoff.com>
> > > To: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
> > > Subject: problem with eeprom
> > > Resent-Date: Sat,  1 May 2004 14:37:16 -0500 (CDT)
> > > Resent-From: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
> > >
> > > Hi all.
> > > I have a sun blade 100 and after many problems the debian sid is
> > > installed.
> > > I need change the value "ok setenv auto-boot?" from "true" to "false",
> > > my machine already have the value to true.
> > > I read that is possible change this value with the eeprom command but
> > > when i run this, the system show:
> > >
> > > atlantis:~# eeprom
> > > Cannot open /dev/openprom
> > >
> > > Why?
> > >
> > > I can mount the openpromfs filesystem without problem (the openpromfs
> > > module is up), but the eeprom and prtconf command says the same error:
> > > "Cannot open /dev/openprom".
> > > I have installed the kernel 2.4.18 (original instalation package) and
> > > this is my module list:
> > >
> > > atlantis:~# lsmod
> > > Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
> > > solaris                45480   0  (unused)
> > > openpromfs             12536   0  (unused)
> > > rtc                     1928   0
> > > smbfs                  42848   0  (unused)
> > > romfs                   3776   0  (unused)
> > > ramfs                   2776   0  (unused)
> > > msdos                   5896   0  (unused)
> > > fat                    35840   0  [msdos]
> > > parport_pc             26456   1
> > > lp                      7784   0  (unused)
> > > parport                31264   1  [parport_pc lp]
> > > usbmouse                2048   0  (unused)
> > > trident                34584   0  (unused)
> > > ac97_codec             12248   0  [trident]
> > > soundcore               4388   2  [trident]
> > >
> > > The devide /dev/openprom exists:
> > >
> > > atlantis:~# ls -ld /dev/openprom
> > > crw-rw-rw-    1 root     root      10, 139 Mar 15  2002 /dev/openprom
> > >
> > > Anyone have a idea?
> > >
> > > Many thanks,
> > >
> > >
> > > For reference, attach my dmesg
> > >
> > > ********Begin**************
> > >
> > > PROMLIB: Sun IEEE Boot Prom 4.0.45 2001/02/08 14:33
> > > Linux version 2.4.18 (root@vore) (gcc version egcs-2.92.11 19980921
> > > (gcc2 ss-980609 experimental)) #2 Thu Apr 11 14:37:17 EDT 2002
> > > ARCH: SUN4U
> > > Ethernet address: 00:03:ba:08:2a:50
> > > On node 0 totalpages: 15716
> > > zone(0): 16274 pages.
> > > zone(1): 0 pages.
> > > zone(2): 0 pages.
> > > Found CPU 0 (node=f006dbd4,mid=0)
> > > Found 1 CPU prom device tree node(s).
> > > Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda3 ro
> > > Console: colour dummy device 80x25
> > > Calibrating delay loop... 1002.70 BogoMIPS
> > > Memory: 123632k available (1944k kernel code, 512k data, 168k init)
> > > [fffff80000000000,0000000007f24000]
> > > Dentry-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 5, 262144 bytes)
> > > Inode-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 131072 bytes)
> > > Mount-cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 32768 bytes)
> > > Buffer-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 8192 bytes)
> > > Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 131072 bytes)
> > > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
> > > PCI: Probing for controllers.
> > > PCI: Found SABRE, main regs at 000001fe00000000, wsync at
> > > 000001fe00001c20
> > > SABRE: Shared PCI config space at 000001fe01000000
> > > SABRE: DVMA at c0000000 [20000000]
> > > PCI0(PBMA): Bus running at 33MHz
> > > isa0: [dma -> (floppy) (parallel)] [power] [serial] [serial]
> > > ebus0: [flashprom] [eeprom] [idprom]
> > > PCIO serial driver version 1.54
> > > su(serial) at 0x1fe020003f8 (tty 0 irq 12,7eb) is a 16550A
> > > su(serial) at 0x1fe020002e8 (tty 1 irq 12,7eb) is a 16550A
> > > Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
> > > Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
> > > Initializing RT netlink socket
> > > Starting kswapd
> > > Journalled Block Device driver loaded
> > > atyfb: 3D RAGE (XL) [0x4752 rev 0x27] 8M SDRAM, 29.498928 MHz XTAL, 230
> > > MHz PLL, 100 Mhz MCLK
> > > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 144x56
> > > fb0: ATY Mach64 frame buffer device on PCI
> > > kbd_init: Assuming USB keyboard.
> > > isa(speaker): iobase[000001fe02000042:000001fe02000061]
> > > pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
> > > rtc_init: no PC rtc found
> > > block: 128 slots per queue, batch=32
> > > RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
> > > Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.31
> > > ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with
> > > idebus=xx
> > > ALI15X3: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 68
> > > ALI15X3: chipset revision 195
> > > ALI15X3: 100% native mode on irq 4,7cc
> > >     ide0: BM-DMA at 0x1fe02000a20-0x1fe02000a27, BIOS settings: hda:pio,
> > > hdb:pio
> > >     ide1: BM-DMA at 0x1fe02000a28-0x1fe02000a2f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio,
> > > hdd:pio
> > > hda: ST315320A, ATA DISK drive
> > > hdb: LTN486S, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
> > > ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with
> > > idebus=xx
> > > ide0 at 0x1fe02000a00-0x1fe02000a07,0x1fe02000a1a on irq 4,7cc
> > > hda: 29888820 sectors (15303 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=29651/16/63,
> > > UDMA(66)
> > > hdb: ATAPI 48X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache, UDMA(33)
> > > Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12
> > > Partition check:
> > >  hda: hda1 hda2 hda3
> > > loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
> > > sungem.c:v0.96 11/17/01 David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
> > > eth0: MII PHY ID: 437420 Enable Semiconductor
> > > eth0: Sun GEM (PCI) 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet 00:03:ba:08:2a:50
> > > SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
> > > usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
> > > usb.c: registered new driver hub
> > > usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0x1ff02000000, IRQ 9,7e4
> > > usb-ohci.c: usb-00:0c.3, PCI device 108e:1103
> > > usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
> > > hub.c: USB hub found
> > > hub.c: 4 ports detected
> > > usb.c: registered new driver keyboard
> > > usbkbd.c: :USB HID Boot Protocol keyboard driver
> > > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
> > > NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
> > > IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
> > > IP: routing cache hash table of 512 buckets, 8Kbytes
> > > TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 8192)
> > > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
> > > kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> > > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> > > VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
> > > hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2, assigned device number 2
> > > input0: USB HIDBP Keyboard 0430:0005 on usb1:2.0
> > > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188
> > > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188
> > > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188
> > > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188
> > > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188
> > > Unimplemented SPARC system call 188
> > > hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/4, assigned device number 3
> > > usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x430/0x100) is not claimed by any active
> > > driver.
> > > Adding Swap: 125984k swap-space (priority -1)
> > > EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.17, 10 Jan 2002 on ide0(3,3), internal journal
> > > sys32_ioctl(hwclock:74): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(00004b50) arg(effffc58)
> > > sys32_ioctl(hwclock:77): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(00004b50) arg(effffc48)
> > > sys32_ioctl(hwclock:78): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(00004b50) arg(effffc58)
> > > Trident 4DWave/SiS 7018/ALi 5451,Tvia CyberPro 5050 PCI Audio, version
> > > 0.14.9d, 15:02:23 Apr 11 2002
> > > trident: ALi Audio Accelerator found at IO 0x1fe02000900, IRQ 7039840
> > > ac97_codec: AC97 Audio codec, id: 0x4144:0x5348 (Analog Devices AD1881A)
> > > usb.c: registered new driver usb_mouse
> > > input1: USB HIDBP Mouse 0430:0100 on usb1:3.0
> > > usbmouse.c: v1.6:USB HID Boot Protocol mouse driver
> > > lp: driver loaded but no devices found
> > > parport0: PC-style at 0x1fe02000378 (0x1fe02000778), irq 7039808
> > > [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
> > > lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
> > > kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> > > EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.17, 10 Jan 2002 on ide0(3,1), internal journal
> > > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> > > eth0: MII PHY ID: 437420 Enable Semiconductor
> > > eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full-duplex.
> > > eth0: Pause is disabled
> > > sys32_ioctl(bash:476): Unknown cmd fd(2) cmd(2000746e) arg(00000000)
> > >
> > > *************End***************************
> > >
> > >
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