[SunRescue] 4/330 woes revisited.

[Tim Harrison]

Dave Reader wrote:

> Nope.
> 
> _0x_38 == (3 * 16) + 8 == 56

Okay, stupid moment.  I understand the 3*16, but where's the +8 come
from?

So, assuming your underscores are replacing the additional zeros, with
just the 32M onboard, it would be 0x_20.  With the 16M card added, it
would be 0x_30, and with the further 8M card, it would be 0x_38,
correct?
 
> It's complaining that a config register is wrong. Perhaps the conf-reg
> says to test more memory than it actually has?
> 
> > >   exp = 0xb or 0x4, obs = 0x00000006
>
> This line is the clue you get - it expected to find a value of 0xb or
> 0x4... it actually observed 0x6.
> 
> Check your config registers are set to sensible values and reboot, would
> be my guess at a sensible first-thing to try.

Now, how might one do that?  I haven't any idea what I'm doing when it
comes to anything other than the OpenBoot commands. :)  This is the
oldest Sun box I've had.

Also, is there a way to find out what devices the machine things it has
attached to it?  It's major malfunction (pun intended) is during bootup,
and it traps heavily.  Could it expect there's a device somewhere in
it's firmware, and, due to not finding it on bootup, it's dying?

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Tim Harrison
Network Engineer
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http://www.networklevel.com/