Subject: Re: Near-complete NetBSD/sparc build environment (sun4m), free to
To: Rob Windsor <windsor@warthog.com>
From: Jaime Fournier <ober@linbsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 04/10/2007 22:43:20
I could pick it up since I am in the area this weekend coming up.
Can definately put them to development use.

Let me know where in Dallas.

Thanks!

-Jaime Fournier
ober@NetBSD.org

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, Rob Windsor wrote:

> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:32:18 -0500
> From: Rob Windsor <windsor@warthog.com>
> To: port-sparc@NetBSD.org
> Subject: Near-complete NetBSD/sparc build environment (sun4m),
>     free to good home, Dallas TX (no shipping)
> 
> I've been doing some housecleaning.
>
> I'm giving NetBSD/sparc team first dibs to the stash; if nobody bites, I'll 
> open it up to craigslist and let some local linux nerd have at them.  :)
>
> Winner must make arrangements to meet me over an upcoming weekend to transfer 
> equipment.  You must take all listed hardware off of my hands at that time.
>
> There are no guarantees, these are "AS IS" with no express or implied 
> warranty.  Most were working in my dev/production environment when pulled 
> (hence the population of 100mbit SBUS cards).  If they POST (see below), they 
> should be good.  If not, there's probably a bad CPU module in "slot 0" and 
> some tinkering could bring it to life.
>
> I have six sun4m systems in assorted states of functionality and one empty 
> chassis.  One system is a Tatung TurboSPARC SparcStation-5, the others are 
> Sun or Tatung SS20s with either SuperSPARC or HyperSPARC processors.
>
> There are five Sun keyboards, which are all original "Type 5" variety with 
> detachable cable (I have more than five cables, you get them all).  Four of 
> them have the control key next to the `A' key, one is "PC Kbd layout".
>
> Add three type-5 roller-ball mice, three type-6 roller-ball mice, a tub full 
> of video cables/adapters for 13W3->BNC or 13W3->VGA, and a PS/2->Sun 
> mouse+kbd converter box (lets you use PS/2 keyboard on Sun console).
>
> None of these systems have drives (!!); the Tatungs take 50-pin SCSI, the 
> Suns take 80-pin SCA SCSI.  All boxes have drive carriers and screws so that 
> you can bolt on aftermarket drives.  Alternatively, they all have external 
> SCSI connectors, or you can netboot them.
>
> None of the Sun SS20s have video memory, they were equipped with SBUS video 
> cards.  There should be a TGX+ card in here, somewhere (4MB memory) but I 
> didn't look too hard for it.
>
> The Tatungs are ~100% hardware-compatible with Sun -- I ran NetBSD 1.4.1/1.5 
> on them for several years.  The only drawback to Tatung hardware is no space 
> for internal CD-Rom.  The CPU modules and memory sticks transfer to Sun 
> hardware.
>
> Here are the details from my quick'n'dirty inventory:
>
>> mercury:
>> Sun ss20
>> cd-rom drive
>> (1) 1x150MHz HyperSPARC CPU module
>> sbus TGX video
>> sbus 100mbit
>> no drives, carriers and screws provided
>> === BANNER ===
>> (VMSIZE:1M)(VMSIZE:1M)
>> SPARCstation 20 (1 X RT626), No Keyboard
>> ROM Rev. 2.25, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #7570151.
>> Ethernet address 8:0:20:73:82:e7, Host ID: 727382e7.
>> === ===
>> 
>> 
>> Sun ss20 chassis and PS
>> no motherboard
>> 
>> 
>> viking:
>> Tatung ss5/170 (Fujitsu TurboSparc)
>> sbus TGX video
>> no drives, carriers and screws provided
>> === BANNER ===
>> Running in SR71 Native Mode
>> (VMSIZE:1M)
>> micro COMPstation 5, No Keyboard
>> ROM Rev. 2.15.6, 256 MB memory installed, Serial #16073178.
>> Ethernet address 0:80:3f:f5:41:da, Host ID: 80f541da.
>> === ===
>> 
>> apollo:
>> Tatung ss20
>> (2) sbus 100mbit
>> sbus TGX video
>> no drives, carriers and screws provided
>> (2) 1x150MHz Hypersparc CPU modules
>> 512MB memory
>> doesn't POST cleanly
>> 
>> liberty:
>> Sun ss20
>> cd-rom drive
>> (2) sbus 100mbit
>> sbus TGX video
>> no drives, carriers and screws provided
>> (2) 1x150MHz HyperSPARC CPU modules
>> 512 MB memory
>> === BANNER ===
>> SPARCstation 20 MP (2 X RT625), No Keyboard
>> ROM Rev. 2.22 hyperCACHE, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #7926919.
>> Ethernet address 8:0:20:78:f4:87, Host ID: 7278f487.
>> === ===
>> 
>> fooba (no label on system):
>> Sun ss20
>> cd-rom drive
>> (2) sbus 100mbit
>> sbus TGX video
>> sbus PCMCIA adapter
>> no drives, carriers and screws provided
>> (1) 1x85MHz SuperSPARC CPU module
>> 64MB memory
>> === BANNER ===
>> SPARCstation 20 (1 X SuperSPARC-II), No Keyboard
>> ROM Rev. 2.22, 64 MB memory installed, Serial #3646236.
>> Ethernet address 8:0:20:23:35:1d, Host ID: 7237a31c.
>> === ===
>> 
>> pioneer:
>> Tatung ss20
>> sbus TGX video
>> no drives, carriers and screws provided
>> (1) 1x85MHz SuperSPARC CPU module
>> 512MB memory
>> === BANNER ===
>> (VMSIZE:1M)(VMSIZE:1M)
>> Super COMPstation 20SL (1 X SuperSPARC-II), No Keyboard
>> ROM Rev. 2.25, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #15996035.
>> Ethernet address 0:80:3f:f4:14:83, Host ID: 72f41483.
>> === ===
>
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