[SPARCbook] Ultrabook I reflashing OBP questions

[Helena Söderholm]

Den 17 Jan 2004 skrev Joseph Spainhour:

> I can not remember if my 6gb disk worked or not after the flash. I think it
> still will, but I am not sure. As for gotchas during the flash, make sure
> you are plugged into the wall. You can run the flash from 2.6 just download
> the package from tadpole for version 2.6. If you do not like it, you can
> always go back. Just make a backup of your existing OBP.
> 
> Joseph
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Helena Svderholm
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 2:22 PM
> To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [SPARCbook] Ultrabook I reflashing OBP questions
> 
> Hello everybody!
> 
> I'm about to reflash my OBP on my Ultrabook I so that I can install that
> 10/4
> version of Solaris 8 I bought from Ebay especially for this purpose. I'm
> hesitating though as some things are unclear.
> 
> Mainly if this will render all drives less than 8G useless.
> I would have wanted to keep my original 5G disks with Sol2.6 as reference
> and
> backup. Since everything is properly installed on these drives thye would be
> convenient to keep. I have a 40G drive I want to use. Would this work? I
> know
> there is an additional limit at 32G in the pc world. How about the
> Ultrabook?
> 
> Can I run the flash program from my 2.6 OS with 5G disks or how should I do
> this as my 40G disk cant be used before I flash. It seems like a catch 22 if
> you can't reflash from 2.6. Perhaps it doesn't stoe working until I reboot.
> 
>  Are there any risks to botch the reflash and render the Ultrabook  useless.
> What are the risks I need to consider. I do not know if the battery works,
> probably not more than a minute.
> 
> Thanks for any help on this,
> Peter
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Thank you for your help! How does one make a backup of the the existing OBP? Is there a manual FAQ somewhere?

Peter