[rescue] New SPARCStation 10 owner, needs help with some issues though.

[CLIFFORD HAIGHT]

I just fallowed the instructions on

http://www.squirrel.com/sun-nvram-hostid.faq.html

I have already replaced the NVRAM with one I bought from mouser linked in the
article.
I set the address exactly as example 2 as the bar code on the old chip didn't
have enough digits to recreated the original host ID as far as I could tell.
I still have the old chip so maybe I'll try to scan it and see if I get a
complete ID.


> From: peter at ashlyn.co.uk
> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 18:37:55 +0000
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [rescue] New SPARCStation 10 owner, needs help with some
issues though.
>
> Hi Clifford
>
> Out of interest what MAC address did you use?
>
> I have seen odd results with non standard Sun values, suggest you setup a
> 8:0:20:X:X:X if you have not already
>
> Peter
> ---------------------------
> Peter Stokes
> Ashlyn Computer Services
> Mbl: 07977 532320
> ---------------------------
>
>
>
>
> On 4 Feb 2016, at 18:14, CLIFFORD HAIGHT <klemish at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I had to replace the NVRAM and set the MAC address.
> >
> > I install 4.1.4 from CD, I would be interested if you had pacthes though.
> >
> > OBP and they kernel recognize that the TP is present but both give an
error
> > that itbs not connected.   Since I don't have NIS I used the sun guide
to
> > being able to disable the requirement.
> >
> > I can configure the interface fine via the shell but it still tells me
> there
> > is no connection
> >
> > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
> > From: Peter Stokes
> > Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 9:57 AM
> > To: The Rescue List
> > Reply To: The Rescue List
> > Subject: Re: [rescue] New SPARCStation 10 owner, needs help with some
> issues
> > though.
> >
> >
> > Hi Clifford
> >
> > Did you install 4.1.4 from CD or did it just come on the disk pre
> installed?
> >
> > I have the CD ISO here if you need it.
> >
> > I also have some very old patch CDs from the 90s if I remember correctly,
I
> > will have a hunt and see if any are for 4.1.4.
> >
> > Is the NVRAM a good one in your system?
> >
> > On the NIC, when you boot the system does it recognise it and can you
> > manually
> > configure it?
> >
> > Peter
> > ---------------------------
> > Peter Stokes
> > Ashlyn Computer Services
> > Mbl: 07977 532320
> > ---------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4 Feb 2016, at 17:33, CLIFFORD HAIGHT <klemish at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> In December I picked up at SPARCstation 10 for $5 plus shipping as an
> > impulse
> >> purchase.
> >> I picked this up for the purposed as an automation server after
nostalgia
> >> looking back at using a SPARCStation back in the mid 90's that was used
as
> > BBS
> >> for our high school.
> >>
> >> It didn't have a hard drive and the NVRAM had gone bad.   Since I have
> >> upgraded the SM41 to SM61, replaced the NVram, put in a 1gb had disk
with
> >> SunOS 4.1.4 and added a 64mb of ram...
> >>
> >> Now onto the issues...
> >> 1) Solaris drivers for GPIB-SCSI-A and SB-GPIB.    I am using SunOS
4.1.4
> >> initially because National Instruments only provides drivers for SunOS 4
> > from
> >> their website.     There was drivers produced for Solaris 2+ but they
> where
> >> for purchase.    I have tried to buy these drivers from NI but
> > unfortunately
> >> they don't sell them anymore and won't provide them.    Does anyone know
> of
> >> where I can find them or a source for them?
> >>
> >> 2) SunOS 4.1.4 patches, what patches are available for SunOS 4 and were
> can
> >> they be found?   I would like to be able to connect my sparcstation to a
> >> network but this has issues, I having issues software and hardware wise
in
> >> this department.
> >> Optionally any critical fixes I should now about?   Is there a package
> >> management system on SunOS 4 and/or binary repositories?
> >>
> >> 3) I am having a hardware issue with the onboard NIC.    On the hub I
show
> > a
> >> connection but on the sparcstation OBP shows no connection.   Any ideas
on
> >> troubleshooting/repairing?
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