17 Mar
2006
17 Mar
'06
5:13 p.m.
Hi,
I asked this on the REScUE list a week or so ago and belatedly
realized *this* would be a better forum. So...
Does anyone happen to have access to an NCD-19c/88K running
firmware (i.e. boot ROM) more recent than 2.6.0? (this is
displayed at the top of the screen during memory test/IPL;
it is also visible from the NCD "console" once NCDware is
loaded)
Likewise, I am looking for boot ROMs newer than 2.6.1 for
the NCD-19r (different beast).
If so, I would love to get my hands on a copy of the ROMs (I
can duplicate them if you are willing to loan them to me for
2 * mailing_time).
I'd also be interested in new versions of the ROMs for the 14c
(I'll have to see what the most recent version I have for these)
Alternatively, if there is a repository on-line someplace
that has these images... (?) I'd be willing to start
archiving ROM images if there is a need (I have a few
older versions -- though chasing down release notes for
all of them may be a chore)
Yeah, I know, they're all boat anchors... :> But, with a little
TLC they seem to just keep humming...
Thanks for any help!
--don
17 Mar
17 Mar
5:17 p.m.
In article <441B3494.90307 at DakotaCom.Net>,
Don Y <dgy at dakotacom.net> writes:
Yeah, I know, they're all boat anchors... :>
But, with a little
TLC they seem to just keep humming...
But we love boat anchors here :-).
I love the key action on the RT-101 keyboards for the NCDs.
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5:31 p.m.
Does anyone happen to have access to an NCD-19c/88K
running firmware
(i.e. boot ROM) more recent than 2.6.0? (this is displayed at the top
of the screen during memory test/IPL; it is also visible from the NCD
"console" once NCDware is loaded)
Likewise, I am looking for boot ROMs newer than 2.6.1 for the NCD-19r
(different beast).
I'd also be interested in new versions of the ROMs for the 14c (I'll
have to see what the most recent version I have for these)
I don't think it has _firmware_, but it does have a lot of the host
tools, so to make sure you know about it and it's in the archives:
ftp://ftp.ncd.com/pub/ncd/Archive/
De
5:55 p.m.
Dennis Boone wrote:
Yes, been there. Nothing useful (for me :>). I think the
only firmware they have posted is for some of the newer machines...
--don
Does anyone
happen to have access to an NCD-19c/88K running firmware
(i.e. boot ROM) more recent than 2.6.0? (this is displayed at the top
of the screen during memory test/IPL; it is also visible from the NCD
"console" once NCDware is loaded)
Likewise, I am looking for boot ROMs newer than 2.6.1 for the NCD-19r
(different beast).
I'd also be interested in new versions of the ROMs for the 14c (I'll
have to see what the most recent version I have for these)
I don't think it has _firmware_, but it does have a lot of the host
tools, so to make sure you know about it and it's in the archives:
ftp://ftp.ncd.com/pub/ncd/Archive/ 
20 Mar
20 Mar
3:50 p.m.
Don Y wrote:
Hi,
I asked this on the REScUE list a week or so ago and belatedly
realized *this* would be a better forum. So...
Does anyone happen to have access to an NCD-19c/88K running
firmware (i.e. boot ROM) more recent than 2.6.0?
Not sure what versions the ones I have access to are running, and I won't be
able to check for a few months I'm afraid :-(
There's a guy over on www.m88k.org who was working at replacing the stock boot
firmware with their own code; you might want to contact them in case they have
images of the ROMs that you need... (it looks like he probably has access to
2.7.3 at least)
Oh, by the way, I seem to remember that the 88k boxes had the firmware for the
whole system in sockets on the network card - so you'll presumably need
firmware dumps from a machine with the same type of network board that you
have, or nothing's going to work...
Yeah, I know, they're all boat anchors... :>
But, with a little
TLC they seem to just keep humming...
If only they'd handle 24 bit colour I'd probably still use one on the desk at
home I think. Nice little boxes.
cheers
Jules
6:57 p.m.
Jules Richardson wrote:
Yup. I prefer the 19r's for writing code (nice crisp displays).
And no (*^@#! *fans*! (though the 19c's seem to have a *tiny*
fan tucked inside....)
--don
Don Y wrote:
It's not a rush. :> I've been slowly upgrading all of my
NCD's with memory, newer ROMs, etc. I'd *like* to get everything
as (cough) "current" as possible...
Hi,
I asked this on the REScUE list a week or so ago and belatedly
realized *this* would be a better forum. So...
Does anyone happen to have access to an NCD-19c/88K running
firmware (i.e. boot ROM) more recent than 2.6.0?
Not sure what versions the ones I have access to are running, and I
won't be able to check for a few months I'm afraid :-( There's a guy over on www.m88k.org who was working
at replacing the
stock boot firmware with their own code; you might want to contact them
in case they have images of the ROMs that you need... (it looks like he
probably has access to 2.7.3 at least)
Cool! Thanks!
Oh, by the way, I seem to remember that the 88k boxes
had the firmware
for the whole system in sockets on the network card - so you'll
presumably need firmware dumps from a machine with the same type of
network board that you have, or nothing's going to work...
All of the NCDs that I have put the firmware on the NIC
(14c, 19r, 19c/88K). But, these folks appear to have "done
it right": I can pull the ROMs from a 10Base2/AUI card and
slap them on a 10BaseT card without any "issues". And, since
the MAC is stored on the "motherboard", you can swap a NIC
without having to tweak your ethers(5)!
Yeah, I know,
they're all boat anchors... :> But, with a little
TLC they seem to just keep humming...
If only they'd handle 24 bit colour I'd probably still use one on the
desk at home I think. Nice little boxes.
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