[SunHELP] Testing a Sparc 20

[Bran Tregare]

Sparc 20's require MBUS CPU modules to do anything.  I've discovered that 
even an old SM-30 will run in a sparc 20 :)  comparing a SM-30 and a SM-40 
cpu card the only visible difference is the barcode.

At 08:19 AM 6/28/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have a Sparc twenty that I am trying to test if it works -- in 
>particular I want to see  what PROM it has.
>
>It has no MBUS modules and no VSIMM.  It has memory and a hard disk.
>
>I put in a TGX framebuffer and started it up.  The hard disk spun up and 
>the keyboard worked, but I did not get any video at all.
>
>My suspicion is:
>
>- Sparc 20 will not boot up without an MBUS
>
>- It is set in headless mode and something has to be changed for it to use 
>my TGX
>
>- It is broken
>
>I hope it is not the third one, but if any one has any thought/suggestions 
>it would be welcome.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-------------------------------
>Steven Stillaway (steve at stillaway.net)
>a.k.a. steve at tuxconsulting.com
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