Hi folks!
I'm a newbie - I just subscribed. ;-)
I'm having some difficulty with a SPARCstation LX I rescued from the
dumpster at work. It's got SunOS 4.1.3_UI installed on it, but it expects
to find a server on a network. I can boot to the "#" prompt with "boot -s"
but with autoboot the machine tries to find a server called "scanlab" on the
TPE. It reports le0: No Carrier... and retries ad infinity.
But what I really want to do is just install a fresh copy of Solaris 2.4.
I've got a CD marked "Solaris 2.4 Hardware: 11/94" but I don't know if it is
really the solaris install cd.
Also, when i boot from the cdrom ("boot cdrom"), the system starts loading
SunOS 5.4. But I get a warning immediately after the copyright appears.
"Data transfer overrun" and it prints out "current esp states:" and lists
several esp states.... (whatever those are)...
The LX reboots from the default boot directory.
I'm sorry that I'm such a newbie. This is my very first Sun machine and I'm
very excited about getting it up and running, but I know nthing about it :-(
I'm open to any suggestions that you folks might give me...
Here's my setup:
Sun SPARCstation LX, 48MB RAM, 450MB internal hd, external 411 hd (ID 1) -
not sure of the capacity but I think it's ~500MB, and a Matsushita (LaCie
rebranded) CD-R at ID 6.
Thanks for being patient with me!
Peace,
Drew
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On July 16, R. D. Davis wrote:
> Out of curiosity, how many others here have Dynabyte systems or
> components? I've a Dynabyte 5100 system running MP/M, lots of serial
> ports, two 8" Shugart floppy drives and a 10" Micropolis (IIRC) hard
> drive.
*drool* I've wanted one for years...does that count? ;)
-Dave McGuire
> My wife has grumbled a bit about my collecting, esp.
> when I use the loft in our house as a staging area.
> Most of the stuff is either in the computer room or
> the garage, but nothing beats being able to spread
> a system out on the floor and coffee table to either
> repair or build the system.
Before I asked my wife to marry me, I gave her a tour of my storage units,
and the computers I had at my folks (especially the ones in the garage).
Plus I'm the one that came up with the rule that computers are only in the
computer room in our apartment. Although at times there are computers, or
computer related stuff in the entryway or hall.
> I've recently decided to limit myself to VAX, PDP-11,
> and Alpha systems. I'm going to be selling off my
> CP/M and TRS-80 collection (except for my Cyzern
> System 7000 and possibly my very rare Norcom clone).
> When I mentioned this to my wife, I was extremely
> surprised when she said I should keep the stuff!
>
> I guess that's one of the reasons I love her so
> much; she supports my computing habit (she even
> bought me my first Alpha).
In my case I'm trimming my collection down to being primarily DEC because
that's what I find myself the most interested in, and spending what time I
have for the hobby on.
The most shocking hobby/wife event happened about a month ago when she told
me that she really wanted to go big swap meet. It wasn't just me that left
with stuff either, she found about as much stuff to bring home as I did (it
just weighed less).
OTOH, a certain part of my interest in collecting classic computers has
shifted over to collecting old video game systems and games, as that's
something we can enjoy together. The scary thing with that is she's
encouraging me to get a Neo Geo arcade machine! Anyone know of any cheap
ones in the Portland, OR area?
Zane
I found some QBUS boards that I can't identify from the field
guide. The numbers are:
M8950
M8951
M8952
M8953
M8955
M8958
M8970
M8971
M8972
M8973
I believe some of them are parts of a tape controller, and
one of the boards had an i8085 along with some ROMs. There's
also a board with a bunch of ROMs that has the notation "8085
ROM BOARD".
I have no idea of the origin of the boards. I found them in
a cabinet while I was looking for some documentation.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
I believe these are a board set from a TU78 or TA78 tape drive.
-Dave McGuire
On July 16, Eric Dittman wrote:
> I found some QBUS boards that I can't identify from the field
> guide. The numbers are:
>
> M8950
> M8951
> M8952
> M8953
> M8955
> M8958
> M8970
> M8971
> M8972
> M8973
>
> I believe some of them are parts of a tape controller, and
> one of the boards had an i8085 along with some ROMs. There's
> also a board with a bunch of ROMs that has the notation "8085
> ROM BOARD".
>
> I have no idea of the origin of the boards. I found them in
> a cabinet while I was looking for some documentation.
> --
> Eric Dittman
> dittman(a)dittman.net
At 09:44 PM 7/14/01 -0700, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
>When the computer hears from the lightpen that it sees the light, it knows
>(I promised over-simplification!) where the light is at that instant, and
>therefore, now knows where the lightpen is.
It's all about light detection and horizontal and vertical
scan timing. There were light pens for the Amiga that worked
at a distance and with projection televisions, for example.
The same principle is used in old console games for the
"gun" that knows what you're pointing at on-screen.
- John
> For Iggy or whoever else might know...
>
> Ok, after about 4 years, I now have another Amiga 3000.
> Cool! The only thing is, after I've popped a set of 3.1 ROMs into
> it, gotten new from Sotware Hut, it's having SCSI problems. It's
> giving data errors from the internal drive. I vaguely remember
> having the same problem with my other 3000 but do not remember the
> fix. Other than the ROMs, nothing else was changed. I plan on
> putting the 2.0 ROMs back in just to recheck everything. Anyone?
The first thought that comes to mind are you running with the newest
revision of the SCSI chip? I've got two A3000's, one is near pristine,
sitting in the box as a spare (got it from a guy locally who had taken
beautiful care of it and a A2000. The other is a *major* dog, BUT, I've
upgraded all the chips to the latest Rev, added a DIP to SIMM board with
16MB RAM, added a Picasso IV video board, 10Base2 Ethernet, and a Catweasel.
The only thing it needs is an accelerator and a way to add more RAM :^)
Downside being I've not used it in 2-3 years.
However, I've had major problems with the internal HD getting corrupted. In
my case thank goodness for having had a Exabyte 8500 hooked up to it. This
was with 3.1 ROMS and OS. I've never run any other version on it except for
the few days it took to get 3.1 from Softhut.
BTW, what version of the OS are you running? I've been wanting to get the
system back out of storage and buy a copy of Amiga OS V3.9 and try that out.
Zane
Hello all,
I recently acquired an Osborne One, but it seems to be having a video
problem -- as in no video at all. I did the obvious - played with the
brightness and contrast -- but still nothing. If I press a key on the
keyboard, the floppy starts seeking, so I assume the rest of the computer is
at least partially working, but I get no video output at all. I have NO
docs or schematics, so it's a bit hard for me to test stuff out. The CRT
make no noise at all when power is either turned off or on (no static or
hum, or anything else). Also, I took the cover off, and carefully looked
inside while turning the power on, and the CRT didn't light up, or have any
other response.
After powering down, a very careful disassembly showed no physical damage
signs -- no burn spots, missing components, broken wires, etc.
Any clues?
This is the blue case, with the modem, and a composite video jack (female
RCA jack) in the bottom right....
Rich B.
"Rich Beaudry" <r_beaudry(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> I recently acquired an Osborne One, but it seems to be having a video
> problem -- as in no video at all. I did the obvious - played with the
The O1 has a card-edge out the front that carries video signals. If
you were using the Osborne external monitor, it would have a cable to
mate with this connector. If you are using the internal monitor,
there's supposed to be a loopback connector plugged into this
(covering the card-edge). Sometimes the loopback connector gets
separated from the O1, though, in which case you get no video on the
internal monitor.
-Frank McConnell
