Re: Boot partition sizes (Was: installing NetBSD on a Sparcstation 2.)

[Dan Oglesby <danno%serverunderground.com@localhost>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "..I'd rather be coding ASM!" <uridium%deviate.fi@localhost>
> To: "David Brownlee" <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>
> Cc: "Julian Coleman" <jdc%coris.org.uk@localhost>, "NetBSD port-sparc mailing 
> list" <port-sparc%netbsd.org@localhost>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 5:29:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Boot partition sizes (Was: installing NetBSD on a Sparcstation 
> 2.)
> [..snip..]
> > Would it make sense to note some known PROM versions in each case,
> > just to save people having to experiment each time? :)
> [..snip..]
> 
> Dave, I've burnt a v2.9 ROM and have that across the 4/40, 4/50 &
> 4/75.
> Haven't tried booting beyond 1gb / , but definitely has trouble with
> slices >8gb for subsequent file systems on 4/50 and 4/40.
> 
> Cheap 45$ chinese willem programmer off fleabay works the magic. Is
> there
> any newer rom images available? I sourced the v2.9 a few years ago
> when I
> got the last Weitek PowerUP! (tm) processor.
> 
> Al.
> 

Looks like 2.9 is the latest version across multiple sun4c systems.

From 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/validateUser.do?target=Systems/Sun4c/PROM_BootPROM_Sun4c
 (requires a login)

Boot PROM
Sun-4c Architecture

SPARCstation SLC (Sun-4/20) - 128K x 8
U1001                Revision
520-2748-01        1.2 Version 3
520-2748-02        1.3
520-2748-03        1.3
520-2748-04        1.4 Version 2
595-2250-xx        Sun-4/20 Boot PROM Kit

SPARCstation ELC (Sun-4/25) - 256K x 8
U0806                Revision
520-3085-01        
520-3085-02        2.3 Version 95
520-3085-03        2.4 Version 96
520-3085-04        2.6 Version 102 (not used)
520-3085-04        2.9 Version 7

SPARCstation IPC (Sun-4/40) - 256K x 8
U0902                Revision
525-1085-01        
525-1085-02        
525-1085-03        1.6 Version 151
525-1191-01        1.7 Version 3 and 2.4 Version 362
525-1191-02        1.7 Version 3 and 2.6 Version 411
525-1191-03        1.7 Version 3 and 2.9 Version 24

SPARCstation IPX (Sun-4/50) - 256K x 8
U0501                Revision
525-1177-01        2.1 Version 66
525-1177-02        2.2 Version 134
525-1177-03        2.3 Version 263
525-1177-04        2.4 Version 347
525-1177-05        2.6 Version 410
525-1177-06        2.9 Version 20

SPARCstation 1 (Sun-4/60) - 128K x 8
U0837                Revision
525-1043-01        
525-1043-02        0.1
525-1043-03        
525-1043-04        1.0
525-1043-05        1.0
525-1043-06        1.0
525-1043-07        1.1
525-1043-08        1.3 Version 3
595-1963-xx        Sun-4/60 Boot PROM Kit
525-1207-01        2.4 Version 95
525-1207-02        2.9 Version 9 (2.x is only available
from the spare parts price list)
560-1805-xx        Sun-4/60 2.4 Boot PROM Kit

SPARCstation 1+ (Sun-4/65) - 128K x 8
U0837                Revision
525-1108-01        
525-1108-02        
525-1108-03        1.1 Version 13
525-1108-04        1.2
525-1108-05        1.3 Version 4
525-1208-01        2.4 Version 116
525-1208-02        2.9 Version 9 (2.x is only available
from the spare parts price list)
560-1806-xx        Sun-4/65 2.4 Boot PROM Kit

SPARCstation 2 (Sun-4/75) - 256K x 8
U0501                Revision
525-1107-01        2.0Beta0
525-1107-02        2.0Beta1
525-1107-03        2.0
525-1107-04        2.0 Version 865
(fails with Weitek Power Âp)
525-1107-05        2.1 Version 931
(fails with Weitek Power Âp)
525-1107-06        2.2 Version 947
525-1107-07        2.4 Version 990
525-1107-08        2.4.1 Version 991
525-1107-09        2.6 Version 1118
525-1107-10        2.9 Version 16
595-2249-xx        Sun-4/75 Boot PROM Kit

--Dan