Subject: pkg/34903: TME sun3 emulator doesn't go to prom monitor with stop-a on some PCs
To: None <pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <sigmfsk@aol.com>
List: pkgsrc-bugs
Date: 10/24/2006 17:30:06
>Number:         34903
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       TME sun3 emulator doesn't go to prom monitor with stop-a on some PCs
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Oct 24 17:30:06 +0000 2006
>Originator:     arthur townsend
>Release:        3.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
3.0 for i386
>Description:
On some PC's, stop-a (via right-control-f1 a) doesn't take the emulated sun3 to the prom monitor.  This makes it difficult to load an operating system (when it is needed to boot from tape inside TME).
>How-To-Repeat:
Boot, then enter the stop-a key sequence.
>Fix:
Workaround:
cp my-sun3-eeprom.txt my-sun3-eeprom-st.txt
then change the boot device from "sd" to "st", then generate new eeprom.bin with tme-sun-eeprom.

Reference this st-boot eeprom for use when needed to boot from tape, and use the regular sd-boot eeprom when needed to boot from disk.