Subject: Re: Install-notes: Possible Errata
To: Paul Helfenstein <paulhelf@twcny.rr.com>
From: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 08/13/2002 00:43:23
The sd(0,30,0) I think is for the Sun4 (not 4c, of which the IPC is
one), where they can have LUNs on the SCSI bus (most SCSI devices don't
actually have LUNs even though the spec provides for it).

0	bus 0
30	target 6, lun 0 (of 8, 0 thru 7) == 6 * NLUNS + LUN, == (6,0) ==
	0x30
0	partition 0.

The IPC handles it more directly (especially considering that the IPC
can switch to new-mode and boot from 'disk' or 'cdrom', IIRC).


On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Paul Helfenstein wrote:

# Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 01:12:17 -0400
# From: Paul Helfenstein <paulhelf@twcny.rr.com>
# To: port-sparc@netbsd.org
# Subject: Install-notes:  Possible Errata
#
# Gentlefolk:
#
# I attempted to install NetBSD sparc on a Sparcstation IPC using the CD-ROM
# that I burned from a downloaded NetBSD 1.5.2 ISO image.  The directions for
# booting with the OpenBoot1 PROM on your install-notes document suggests
# using the command
#
# boot sd(0,30,)
#
# This failed on the Sparcstation IPC -- the CD-ROM device was not recognized.
# However, I had success using
#
# boot sd(0,6,1)
#
# with a SUN model 411 as well as with a DEC RRD43-DA CD-ROM drive.
# Perhaps the IPC boot command recognizes decimal.
#
# Thanks so much for your continued fine efforts!
# Best regards,
# Paul H.
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