[SPARCbook] RE: 3000XT PCMCIA cdrom problem

[Jason King]

Ken,
	Just posted what the configuration was and what I have done so far.  Hope
it gives some insite to the problem.  Remember, this is a PCMCIA PANASONIC
KXL-D740 cdrom drive with the PCMCIA card, and is noted in plain black and
white in the pamplet I mentioned that came with this SPARCbook originally.
My guess was, that being they talk about it, that is should work plain and
simple.  But, I must be doing something wrong.

Jaosn King




> Here we go:

>    CD-ROM has to support 512 byte block size.
>    CD-ROM has to attach to the *on board* SCSI connector.
>    CD-ROM has to be set to SCSI ID #6
>    CD-ROM needs good, dependable power (not on batteries, if applicable)
>    The SCSI chain needs to be terminated, prefer "active" termination.

> Given all that, you should be able to simply power on the unit, get to the
> OpenBoot prompt "ok>", and then issue "boot cdrom".

> If that doesn't work, then reset the NVRAM contents to default (check
"help"
> info for OpenBoot monitor by typing "help" at "ok>" prompt) and try again.

> If youa re still stuck, describe your ocnfiguration in detail.

>HTH,

>Ken