[SunRescue] SS10: Which BIOS Rev. for SM71

[Mike Nicewonger]

The SS10 needs PROM rev 2.22 or later to run SuperSparc II CPUs (SM-71, 81)
The unit will just sit there and fail to post if the wrong PROM is
installed.

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Frost" <martin at dsres.com>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] SS10: Which BIOS Rev. for SM71


> John Croteau wrote:
>
> > However, I am not getting anything out of the FB or serial port.
>
> > I know I need a certain rev. of the BIOS for an SM71 to work in
> > this, but which rev. do I need and will the wrong rev. cause this
> > problem?
>
> I haven't tried it in an SS10, but an SS20 with the wrong PROM
> revision simply fails on one of the CPU selftests. The SS20 PROM
> is a lot more verbose at boot, though: it's possible that an
> SS10 may just lock up.
>
> --m
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