Re: problem with eeprom
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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