need help getting a Sun Ultra-10 working

[Jonathan Katz]

Yes, the post certainly looks like NVRAM fail. Good luck on the chip.

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 6:23 PM, IMAP List Administration <lists at y42.org> wrote:
> 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 -----



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-Jon
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