Hi,
On 1/11/19 10:05 AM, Robert Elz wrote:
>
> Try sd(0,3,0) - some Sun boot proms did some strange mapping
> between 0 and 3 (as I remember it - it has been decades) for some
> weird hysterical reason...
>
> (The 3 replaces the 0 in one of the positions...) It will still be sd0
> in NetBSD.
I remember such thing too.. I had a printed card until my SS2 worked to
print out these aliases, I think too 0 and 3 where "switched" however
not when using the "old" but the "new" settings.
I am really guessing, but I think you could type "new" and then get into
Open Firmware (as compared to old Sun3 style monitor) and then devalias
would work.
Ah, interesting thought, I'll have to experiment. I was doing all of this from "new". I hadn't thought to set up my own devalias. Of course, since I have a dead battery all of my settings will be lost if I power off.
Sadly, my SS2 long passed away... however I have an IPC running NetBSD
(just sometimes for fun) which is similar to yours. I use serial-console
only since the framwebuffer was slow and newer Multisync monitors do not
like the odd SUN frequency anyway dropping off some bottom lines.
I have a Samsung 19" widescreen LCD panel (I'm not sure of the model, it's not in front of me right now) which will accept just about any video signal, including sync-on-green. It's finally allowed me to retire my CRT.
I have a fine SS10 running NetBSD quite happily! however I am weary
updating it to 7 or 8... it means a risk with the kernel and also a lot
of pkgsrc building again...
I could dust out my SS5 (or SS4?) again and install NetBSD 8 on it! Yay!
Sure, as long as you use a serial console.
Does anyone have any ideas on what to check as to why my onboard ethernet is blowing the fuse? I know that the transceiver I am using is good, so that's not the problem.
-Henry