On 1228T0519, der Mouse wrote:
I just got a
Sun 3/60, 8MB RAM, no disk. I have several questions:
1. Were these used with an external disk?
Yes, at least sometimes. That's what the DD50 connector on the back
panel is for.
2. With diag switch set to "norm",
there is nothing [...]
I thought the -3/60 was advanced enough to notice no keybaord and
switch to serial console even if it's set to use keybaord/screen. I
see three possibilities here:
(1) I'm wrong, and at least some -3/60s, including yours, try to use
screen/keyboard when set that way in the NVRAM, even if no keyboard
is connected.
Thanks, it seems that was the case. Fortunately the "le" test from
the Test Menu fails (for some reason) dropping me to the monitor prompt:
Extended Test Menu: (Enter 'q' to return to Monitor)
Cmd - Test
le - AMD Ethernet Test
mk - Mouse/Keyboard Ports Test
rs - Serial Ports Test
Cmd=>le
AMD Ethernet Tests: (Enter 'q' to return to Test Menu)
Cmd - Test
w - Wr/Rd CSR1 Reg Test
l - Local Loopback Test
x - External Loopback Test
Cmd=>w
Test Options: (Enter 'q' to return to Test Menu)
Cmd - Option
f - Loop forever
h - Loop forever with Halt on error
l - Loop once with Loop on error
n - Loop forever with error messages inhibited
<cr> - Loop once
Cmd=
Address Error, PC fetch at 0FEF1052
... And this was enough to change "Primary Terminal", according
to
http://www.sun3arc.org/FAQ/bootrom.phtml, from 0x12 to 0x10:
q 1f
EEPROM 01F: 12? 10
That fixed things. After reboot in "NORM" mode, I get:
Selftest Completed.
Sun Workstation, Model Sun-3/60C/G.
ROM Rev 2.8.3, 8MB memory installed, Serial #59096.
Ethernet address 08:00:20:06:A7:85.
EEPROM: Using RS232 A port.
Selftest Completed.
Sun Workstation, Model Sun-3/60C/G.
ROM Rev 2.8.3, 8MB memory installed, Serial #59096.
Ethernet address 08:00:20:06:A7:85.
Testing 8 Megabytes of Memory ... Completed.
Auto-boot in progress...
EEPROM boot device...sd(0,0,0)
Device not found
No idea why it prints banner twice.
[..]
If you cut off
my head, what would I say? Me and my head, or me and
my body?
Caught you! Trick question - if I cut off your head, you wouldn't be
saying anything!
There are ways to say things without using one's lungs. You could blink
in Morse code, for example. ;-)
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If you cut off my head, what would I say? Me and my head, or me and my body?