Re: Sparc IPX fun

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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.
>