[SunRescue] SBUS cards...

[Eric Ozrelic]

On a seperate note.... I've noticed that a number of SBus
cards I have have the names of people on the top near the
connector. Usually first name last initial. Who are these
people and why are some of the names crossed out?

Regards,

Eric Ozrelic
aka ProjektSUN


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyndon Griffin" <lgriffin at BSD4US.ORG>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 2:51 PM
Subject: [SunRescue] SBUS cards...


> Don't know if this helps or not, but I didn't find anything in the
> original sun-ref:
>
> I have (2) fiber cards...  one is definitely a FDDI adapter, the other
> appears to be a fiber-channel host adapter.  The FDDI adapter is a
> third-party piece, sporting the model number SDM31???XF (the ?'s are two
> or three chars that are covered by a bar-coded sticker).  It looks like
> the manufacturer might be Network Peripherals.  The coolest thing about
> this card is the names of the NatSemi chips (BS12, BMAC, PLAYER+) - it
> looks like some sort of fancy-ass Sound Blaster ;)
>
> The other card is Sun manufacture.  The base card is number 501-2553, and
> has two connectors, one of which is used by a 370-1426.  This card is
> really cool looking - over the "main" IC is a translucent purple square
> (about 1 1/4") sporting the Sun logo.  I wish they put cool things like
> this outside the box...  My thinking about this being a host adapter is
> founded in the fact that the 370-1426 says "RN DIGITAL," peeking out from
> behind the Sun part number sticker.  This card is also cool because it has
> a big yellow sticker that says "CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT" ;)
>
> If there's anything more I can tell you about these cards, I'll be glad to
> plug them in and provide dmesg output.  As I'm obviously missing something
> from each card to make it work (no drives for the Sun card, no second FDDI
> adapter for the NP card), they aren't currently in use (though I wouldn't
> mind putting up a FDDI ring inside the house, at some point - damned cards
> are just too expensive, not to mention cables and concentrator).  The
> fiber channel card is on loan to me, pending a good trade item (for some
> reason, I thought it was a FDDI card).  I would be interested in finding a
> mate for the FDDI card, if anybody has one.
>
> On another note, my HP-UX y2k kit arrived today, and I'm in the process
> (almost done, now) of cold-installing on my 710.
>
> <:)  Lyndon Griffin
> http://www.bsd4us.org
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Rescue maillist  -  Rescue at sunhelp.org
> http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue