Re: Problem implementing USB on Ultra 5/10

[Fred <fred@blakemfg.com>]

On 07/23/2014 12:26 AM, BERTRAND Joël wrote:
> Fred a écrit :
> > On 07/22/2014 08:20 AM, Patrick Baggett wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:55 AM, BERTRAND Joël
> > > <joel.bertrand@systella.fr <mailto:joel.bertrand@systella.fr>> wrote:
> > >
> > >     Fred a écrit :
> > >
> > >         Hello,
> > >
> > >         A recent post mentioned having USB on a U10.  I bought a 
> > > StarTech
> > >         PCIUSB7 card because it is said to be Linux compatible.  With
> > >         the PCI
> > >         USB card installed the U5 flashes the keyboard leds twice and
> > > does
> > >         nothing else.  Stop-a doesn't do anything.  It has debian 7.5.0
> > >         installed from the netinstall.iso.  Do USB drivers have to be
> > >         manually
> > >         installed?
> > >
> > >
> > >             Hello,
> > >
> > >             I've never used an USB keyboard on U5 workstation. On
> > >     Blade2k, I have installed a USB2 adapter without any trouble.
> > >
> > >             But :
> > >     - keyboard has to be plugged on an openprom compatible USB card ;
> > >     - OpenPROM has to support USB keybord (and I'm not sure that
> > >     OpenPROM 3.xx supports this kind of keyboard...) ;
> > >     - your adapter has to be compatible with your PCI bus (2.2 or 2.3
> > >     for Blade 2k, maybe only 2.1 or 2.2 for your U5) ;
> > >     - you have to install a linux supported USB adapter.
> > >
> > >             Your keyboard led flashes without any USB communication
> > >     between U5 and keyboard. It only indicates it is powered and ready
> > >     even there is no possible communication.
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh dear, I didn't mean use a USB keyboard on a Sun U10 -- I just used
> > > simple things like flash drives. I would severely doubt that a U10
> > > would "just work" for the reasons mentioned above.
> > >
> > >             Best regards,
> > >
> > >             JKB
> > >
> > >
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> > Hello,
> >
> > The U5 does boot normally without the USB card.  I want to use USB for a
> > flash drive.  The keyboard is a standard Sun type and is plugged into
> > the normal keyboard connector.
>
>     OK.
>
> > The StarTech instructions say only PCI compatible (3.3/5V) and that the
> > card is Linux compatible.  I will try the card in a PC.  I am sure the
> > card is installed correctly.  I tried it before with a previous version
> > of Debian with the same result.  I have a SCSI card that came from a Sun
> > server that maybe can be used to test the PCI bus.
>
>     You have to check that the PCI revision of your USB adapter  
> matches one of the PCI revisions supported by your U5. I have checked, 
> U5 only supports PCI 2.1. Your USB adapter is PCI 2.2 only 
> (http://fr.startech.com/Cartes-Additionelles-et-Peripheriques/Hubs-USB-2.0/Cartes-USB-2.0/Carte-adaptateur-7-ports-PCI-USB~PCIUSB7).
>
>     It won't work in any case. You have to buy a PCI 2.1 adapter.
>
>     Regards,
>
>     JKB
Hi,
The problem is more likely that the StarTech card supports booting from 
a USB device which means it has a bootloader program on it.  The program 
would be written for the ugly dog x86 and will not execute on a Sparc 
processor.  I have sent a support request to StarTech and also to DeLock 
support on their 89197 card.
Best regards,
Fred