[rescue] Sun JavaStation Software

[JimStefanik SunRescue]

Hi Richard,

Unfortunately Peter is correct - the software for the SunRay won't work
with the JavaStation; although I did grab it since my copy of SRSS wasn't
complete (I only had like 1 package file) - so you solved my (entirely
unrelated) problem of making my SunRays work.  Sadly not what I need for
the JavaStation though.

The way I understand it is that the JavaStation netboots and require the
special software be hosted on a server somewhere on the network.  On
powerup, the JavaStation grabs an IP via RARP/BOOTP, then requests its
bootcode via TFTP.  Once it has that and executes it, it uses DHCP to get a
new IP, along with all of its configuration settings, which are passed as
custom DHCP options.  One of the many options that gets passed is an NFS
server path that hosts the JavaOS binaries, along with any other binaries
it will run.  It pulls all of that down into RAM and starts up from there.

I've seen some references to JavaOS being in flash, but I believe that's
only for the later "Krups" model, not the original Mr. Coffee model.  The
Krups model looks like a sharkfin, vs. the Mr. Coffee model is stuffed
inside of a slightly modified Sun external 5.25" HDD/DVD enclosure.

The software exists *somewhere*, since fairly recently - within the last
3-4 months - another guy on YouTube got one running and did a walk through,
including WireShark captures of the boot process.  I've got an email out to
him, so hopefully that will at least generate some leads.


Thanks!
-Jim

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 3:43 AM, Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:

> Also according to the following
>
> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaStation
>
> JavaOS should be on the flash...
>
> Does the unit POST when you turn it on?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 19 Jul 2018, at 18:36, Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Peter,
> >
> > Yes description is correct - fresh off the CD in the last hour.
> >
> > Ah forgot about the difference. May not work.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On 19 Jul 2018, at 18:21, Peter Stokes <peter at ashlyn.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Richard
> >>
> >> If the description is correct, then that is the Sun Ray software, not
> the
> Java
> >> Station which is a much older system and I would guess not supported
> with
> the
> >> Ray software.
> >>
> >> I did run a Javastation at one point many years ago, I will try to
> remember
> >> what software I used.
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >>> On 19 Jul 2018, at 10:13, Richard <ejb at trick-1.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Jim
> >>>
> >>> Try this, let me know if any issues getting the ISOs. They were made
> with
> >> WinImage if that helps.
> >>>
> >>> Sun Ray Server 3.1
> >>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m3uB1s-ICtYvguQDuwYB0QpKBr6X_aJk/
> view?usp=sh
> >> aring
> >>> Sun Ray Companion
> >>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yZSdUjLECAfgzs8sZHhLCfWNjIcN9
> 80-/view?usp=sh
> >> aring
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>>
> >>> Richard
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Thu, 19 Jul 2018, at 11:43 AM, Richard wrote:
> >>>> I think I might have something....will look when I get home tonight.
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, 19 Jul 2018, at 11:19 AM, JimStefanik SunRescue wrote:
> >>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I just recently picked up a Sun JavaStation 1.  I'm hoping someone
> has
> a
> >>>>> copy of the server-side software to make it work.  I believe it's
> called
> >>>>> "Netra J"; but the docs are a bit fuzzy since Sun seems to have used
> that
> >>>>> name for both a physical server AND this software package.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'd appreciate any help.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> Jim Stefanik (aka FaultyWarrior pretty much everywhere)
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