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

[Peter Stokes]

Hi

No, that address should be fine, forget the barcode not really required.

I think you need to have play with different hub if you get no further with
your switch. As mentioned some switches do not play well with some of the Sun
systems, recently had a case with V880 which would not work at any
speed/fdx/hdx with a switch, changed switch type and all was well.

Peter

> On 4 Feb 2016, at 19:45, CLIFFORD HAIGHT <klemish at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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