Re: help w/U60 - no OBP

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Hello,

On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:30:56 +0200
Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 10:20:39AM -0400, Michael wrote:
> > There should be more. I'd plug a keyboard in and do the Stop-N dance
> > just to be sure.
> 
> I've also seen corrupt NVRAMs breaking machines strangely.
> 
> But I have also seen diagnostics take ages before/between output on
> some machines (where ages felt like 5min). IIRC the U60 didn't do that
> though.

Yeah, they drop into full POST ( and with a fully loaded U60 the memory
test alone takes ages ) if they don't like what's in the NVRAM ( seen
that lately on my 32bit SPARCs with dying NVRAMs ), Stop-N should
override it though, and get you to OF.

have fun
Michael