Re: Sparc IPX fun

[Matthew Wallis <mattw%madmonks.org@localhost>]

I picked up two of the GW-48T08-1. They work but may not be the best as they are much longer than the NVRAM module, so I had to bend the legs that I used inwards.

I am very surprised that my soldering worked 😊

Matt

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Matthew Wallis
mattw%madmonks.org@localhost

> On 2 Jul 2021, at 04:41, AGC <agcarver+netbsd%acarver.net@localhost> wrote:
> 
> Which glitchwrks board did you purchase?  I've got two IPXes one of
> which I had modified with a haywired 2032 holder but these boards would
> be cleaner.
> 
>> On 2021-06-27 00:01, Matt Wallis wrote:
>> Anyone who read my posts about SSL might have seen that I was working
>> with a pair of Sparcstation IPXs.
>> 
>> I've had these for some time, carting them from place to place
>> frequently just using them as monitor risers on my desk. When I powered
>> them up recently, one of them had a very dead HDD, so I replaced it with
>> a SCSI2SD device, the other still has the original 400MB HDD.
>> 
>> Both had dead NVRAM batteries, so I picked up a pair of the
>> glitchwrks.com replacement battery packs, and just got around to fitting
>> the first one.
>> 
>> I reset the NVRAM, programmed an ID, and it booted.. LOL..
>> 
>> WARNING: Unable to determine keyboard type
>> SPARCstation IPX, No Keyboard
>> ROM Rev. 2.9, 64 MB memory installed, Serial #12648430.
>> Ethernet address 8:0:20:c0:ff:ee, Host ID: 57c0ffee.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Boot device: /sbus/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0   File and args:
>>>> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.15
>>>> (builds@wb29, Sun Dec 16 01:18:09 PST 2007)
>> Booting netbsd
>> 3296696+106168+202196 [204464+192011]=0x3e127c
>> OBP version 2, revision 2.9 (plugin rev 2)
>> Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
>>     2006, 2007
>>     The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
>> Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
>>     The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
>> 
>> NetBSD 4.0 (GENERIC) #0: Sun Dec 16 02:09:27 PST 2007
>>        
>> builds@wb29:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/sparc/200712160005Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-4-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/GENERIC
>> 
>> total memory = 65428 KB
>> avail memory = 59964 KB
>> timecounter: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
>> bootpath: /sbus@1,f8000000/esp@0,800000/sd@3,0
>> mainbus0 (root): SUNW,Sun 4/50: hostid 57c0ffee
>> cpu0 at mainbus0: W8601/8701 or MB86903 @ 40 MHz, on-chip FPU
>> cpu0: cache chip bug; trap page uncached
>> cpu0: 64K byte write-through, 32 bytes/line, hw flush: cache enabled
>> 
>> 
>> I even managed to guess the root password I set.
>> 
>> I wonder if I can get it to upgrade itself :-p pkgin work on NetBSD 4.0?
>> :-)
>> 
>> Matt.
>> 
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