[rescue] Looking for Prestoserve 2.3 for SunOS 4.x sun4c

[Mark G Thomas]

Hi,

Here is what I found. It looks to me like 2.4.0 is good for SunOS-4.x on
sun4c hardware, which is what I remember running it on years ago.

http://files.markgthomas.com/dl/presto240.tar.gz

(Also grab this) http://files.markgthomas.com/dl/presto242.tar.gz

>From presto240/presto_chango:
#
arch=sun4c
release=2.4
sys_patch=0
....
release_msg=\
"${productname} release ${release} requires a SunOS release based on 4.[01]."

Mark


On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 10:49:26PM -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:
>   Well shit, I'm sorry about that.  I wasn't aware that this
> distribution was sun4 only. :-(  That sucks for me as well, because I
> have a couple of Sbus Prestoserve cards around here somewhere.
> 
>   If you do manage to find the sun4c distribution, please share?
> 
>           Thanks,
>           -Dave
> 
> On 08/31/2017 08:52 PM, Richard wrote:
> > Hi Dave
> > 
> > Thanks you again for putting that up. Have gone to install but it looks
> > like it is a sun4 version and not sun4c....
> > 
> > ss2-le0# ./presto_chango
> > 		Prestoserve(TM) - sun4 Release 2.2
> > Copyright (c) 1990 by Legato Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> > Machine `ss2-le0' is type `sun4c', not `sun4' as expected.
> > ss2-le0#
> > 
> > Not to be deterred (some dusty memories coming back - I recall there was
> > trick to doing the original install back in the day) I modify the
> > arch=sun4 to sun4c at the top of presto_chango (there are also
> > #ifdef=sun4c in the presto_chango file so I was hopeful) 
> > 
> > I get the following (which I suppose I really should have expected given
> > it had already told me it was for Sun4 (i.e. VME based sun4 not an Sbus
> > sun4c - was worth a try)
> > 
> > <....>
> > cp prestotool /usr/bin/prestotool
> > cp presto /usr/etc/presto
> > cp prestoctl_svc /usr/etc/prestoctl_svc
> > cp prestoctl.x /usr/include/rpcsvc/prestoctl.x
> > cp prestoctl.h /usr/include/rpcsvc/prestoctl.h
> > cp prestoioctl.h /usr/include/sundev/prestoioctl.h
> > cp presto_chango /usr/etc/presto_chango
> > Config and make a Presto-ized kernel [yes]? yes
> > System name in /sys/sun4c/conf to config [GENERIC]? SS2
> > cp /sys/sun4c/conf/SS2 /sys/sun4c/conf/SS2.prepresto
> > echo "device            ps0 at vme16d16 ? csr 0x4c00
> > device          pr0 at vme24d32 ? csr 0x800000" >> /sys/sun4c/conf/SS2
> > 	* * * Config'ing /sys/sun4c/conf/SS2
> > (cd /sys/sun4c/conf; config SS2)
> > config: line 231: wrong machine type for vme16d16
> > config: line 231: no vme16d16's to wildcard
> > ./presto_chango: 618 Memory fault - core dumped
> > presto_chango:  unexpected return code 139
> > ss2-le0#
> > 
> > I changed the vme reference to sbus in the kernel config but config told
> > me that "sun4c doesn't have mb_device structures."...I suppose I could
> > keep hacking away but I am picking there will be more issues and it may
> > not work as expected. Anyway config completed and so did the build of
> > the kernel..but not unexpectedly it errors on boot as not being able to
> > find the device pr0 (have checked and the /dev/pr0 exists) .
> > 
> > Anyone know the next step for this version or have a sun4c version of
> > prestoserve 2.3 or earlier ?
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Richard
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 1 Sep 2017, at 08:36 AM, Dave McGuire wrote:
> >>
> >>   Ok, I've put it up at:
> >>
> >>   http://www.neurotica.com/misc/prestoserve-2.2.tar.gz.
> >>
> >>   Please let me know when you have the file.
> >>
> >>             -Dave
> >>
> >> On 08/31/2017 05:11 PM, Richard wrote:
> >>> Hi Dave 
> >>>
> >>> That would be fantastic and would be a great start. Yes please!
> >>>
> >>> Richard
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>> On 31 Aug 2017, at 09:58, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 08/30/2017 05:20 PM, Richard wrote:
> >>>>> My google fu is letting me down and for the life of me I cannot find
> >>>>> prestoserve 2.3 for SunOS 4.x Sun4c I thought I had it but cannot find
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> media or image. Frustratingly I have a the CD for prestoserver 2.4.1
> >>>>> (anyone need that?)
> >>>>> which would work great if I wanted to run Solaris 2.x on my SS2 (which I
> >>>>> don't).
> >>>>
> >>>>  I have 2.2, is that close enough?
> >>>>
> >>>>            -Dave
> >>>>
> >>>> -- 
> >>>> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> >>>> New Kensington, PA
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> >>
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> >> New Kensington, PA
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA
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Mark G. Thomas (Mark at Misty.com), KC3DRE