need help getting a Sun Ultra-10 working

[Dave G4UGM]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of IMAP List
> Administration
> Sent: 29 July 2015 17:48
> To: cctech at classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: need help getting a Sun Ultra-10 working
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> On 07/29/2015 06:40 PM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
> > Take the keyboard out and see if you then get a response on the TTYa.
> Yes! I now get to the openboot prompt and can type stuff like "probe-ide"
> (not listed in output of "help diag") and I can see my disk and cdrom.
> 
> Why does the system hang when the sun keyboard is connected?
> 
> Why doesn't it display anything on the VGA monitor?
> 

I suspect it is not finding the frame buffer. The default settings in OpenBoot are pants...

> > I have two sun's with dead NVRAM and can't get either to work with any of
> the replacments I have tried. Even tried CR2032 on existing battery after
> attacking with Dremel...
> I'm about to try that with my Proxxon (a Dremel, basically).  I will report my
> results.
> 

Ah yes, I nearly bought one to install as a milling head in my Maplin/Vellmen K8200 
printer as there is a mount you can print for those on the K8200 web site, but then 
I found a mount for a Dremel on Thingyverse and the local DIY shop had them on offer...

> cheers,
> Rob
> 
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cctech [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of IMAP
> >> List Administration
> >> Sent: 29 July 2015 17:23
> >> To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only <cctech at classiccmp.org>
> >> Subject: need help getting a Sun Ultra-10 working
> >>
> >> Hello Folks,
> >>
> >> I just assembled an Ultra-10 (replaced memory, CPU, NVRAM chip, IDE
> >> hard disk, IDE CDROM) and it seems to be hanging somewhere. I don't
> >> get anything from the VGA connection on the 1280x1024 LCD monitor
> >> that is connected, but on the serial console I see the output pasted
> below.
> >> The system does not respond to any input via the attached sun
> >> keyboard/mouse or via ttyA after printing the last line in the output
> below.
> >>
> >> Obviously, the NVRAM battery is dead, and I'm working on getting a
> >> replacement.
> >> Does anyone have a good source in Germany? The chip says "M48T59Y-
> >> 70PC1U".
> >>
> >> Could the dead NVRAM battery explain the behavior described?
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> Rob Urban
> >>
> >> ----- serial console output BEGIN ----- Hardware Power ON
> >>
> >> @(#) Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI 3.31 Version 0 created 2001/07/25 20:36
> >> Probing keyboard Done
> >> %o0 = 0000.0000.0055.4001
> >>
> >> Executing Power On SelfTest
> >>
> >> @(#) Sun Ultra 5/10 (Darwin) POST 3.1.0 (Build No. 626) 13:56 on
> >> 06/27/00
> >>
> >> CPU: UltraSPARC-LC (Clock Frequency: 300MHz, Ecache Size:  512KB)
> >>
> >> Init POST BSS
> >>     Init System BSS
> >> NVRAM
> >>     NVRAM Battery Detect Test
> >>
> >> ***********************
> >> STATUS =FAILED
> >> TEST   =NVRAM Battery Detect
> >> SUSPECT=NVRAM U13
> >> MESSAGE=NVRAM Low Battery
> >>     addr 000001ff.f1001ff0
> >>     exp  00
> >>     obs  10
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Status of this POST run:    FAIL
> >> manfacturing mode=CHAMBER
> >> Time Stamp [hour:min:sec] 28:6a:c1  [month/date year] 0b/2c 2130
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Power On Selftest Completed
> >> Software Power ON0.0000.0000.0001 ffff.ffff.f00b.31a8
> >> 0000.3333.0200.001b
> >>
> >> @(#) Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI 3.31 Version 0 created 2001/07/25 20:36
> >> Clearing E$ Tags  Done Clearing I/D TLBs Done Probing Memory Done
> MEM
> >> BASE = 0000.0000.2000.0000 MEM SIZE = 0000.0000.1000.0000 11-Column
> >> Mode Enabled MMUs ON Copy Done PC = 0000.01ff.f000.201c PC =
> >> 0000.0000.0000.2060 Decompressing into Memory Done Size =
> >> 0000.0000.0006.eba0 ttya initialized Starting real time clock...
> >> Incorrect configuration checksum;
> >> Setting NVRAM parameters to default values.
> >> Setting diag-switch? NVRAM parameter to true Reset Control: BXIR:0
> >> BPOR:0
> >> SXIR:0 SPOR:1 POR:0 UltraSPARC-IIi 2-2 module Probing Memory Bank #0
> >> 256
> >> + 256 : 512 Megabytes
> >> Probing Memory Bank #2   0 +   0 :   0 Megabytes
> >> Probing UPA Slot at 1e,0 Nothing There Probing /pci at 1f,0/pci at 1,1 at
> >> Device 1  pci108e,1000 network Probing
> >> /pci at 1f,0/pci at 1,1 at Device 2  SUNW,m64B Probing /pci at 1f,0/pci at 1,1 at
> >> Device 3  ide disk cdrom Probing /pci at 1f,0/pci at 1 at Device 1  Nothing
> >> there Probing /pci at 1f,0/pci at 1 at Device 2  Nothing there Probing
> >> /pci at 1f,0/pci at 1 at Device 3  Nothing there Probing /pci at 1f,0/pci at 1 at
> >> Device 4  Nothing there
> >> ----- serial console output END -----