Subject: RE: Booting Sparc 330 problems
To: Rick Copeland <rickgc@calweb.com>
From: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 03/03/1998 03:51:19
On March 2, Rick Copeland wrote:
> >> when you get the >  hit "n" for new command mode..
> >> 
> >> help or something similar will bring up a short list.. I think help diag
> brings
> >> up a list of diagnostics.  
> >> 
> >> One of the ones I have found to me most helpful is probe-scsi.. to make
> sure I
> >> didn't screw up my scsi chain.  ;)
> >
> >  Uhhh...the '330 doesn't have new command mode.  There is no
> >probe-scsi on that board.
> >
> Sounds like you know whats going on with the 330.  Can you tell me how to
> verify that the SCSI part of the system is functioning correctly?

  The most useful thing I've done to that end so far is to netboot the
machine (either NetBSD or SunOS) and watch the scsi init messages...


                         -Dave McGuire
                          mcguire@neurotica.com