A related note:  Is it possible to upgrade the PROM?  If so, how?

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Ian Cooper
ian@wpi.edu

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Scott G. Akmentins-Taylor wrote:

// Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 08:27:03 -0600
// From: Scott G. Akmentins-Taylor <staylor@mrynet.com>
// To: sierra@cs.umn.edu
// Cc: rafal@mediaone.net, port-sgimips@netbsd.org
// Subject: Re: booting cdrom
//
// > In message <Pine.GSO.4.31.0111142300180.14986-100000@exa.cs.umn.edu>, you write
// > :
// >
// > -> Im fairly new at bootp() installs and Im getting the following error...
// > -> Cannot load bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ram
// > -> Illegal f_magic number 0x7f45, expected MIPSELMAGIC or MIPSEBMAGIC.
// > -> Unable to load bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ram: execute format error
// > -> Any body able to help on this...
// > -> oh this is a challange M (simmilar to the s)
// >
// > This means that your Challenge M (which is actually basically an Indigo2
// > the same way the S is basically an Indy) has an old PROM and doesn't
// > understand ELF kernels.  While my Challenge S (and maybe Indy too, though
// > I don't recall) boots ELF kernels just fine, my Indigo2 needs an ECOFF
// > kernel.
// >
// > Chalk it up to PROM limitations,
//
// Hi.
//
// Collin, would you be able to try the following kernel I've just made
// available?
// ftp.mrynet.com:/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.2-sgimips/INDY/binary/kernel/netbsd.ecoff.gz
//
// This is an ecoff'ised kernel.
//
// Thanks!
// -scott
//