Subject: Re: installed OK but can't boot on my Adaptec 29160
To: None <port-sparc64@netbsd.org>
From: Michael Lehmann <maal1yz@hotmail.com>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 05/04/2004 22:21:59
Hello Sean,

it's not possible to flash a 29160 with the 2940-UW firmware, they use different
controllers chips.
I hope James can recover his 29160.

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Bilotto" <jb13@gomerbud.com>
To: <port-sparc64@netbsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: installed OK but can't boot on my Adaptec 29160


> On Mon, May 03, 2004 at 05:05:41PM -0600, Sean Davis wrote:
> > You can also toss the 29160 in a Mac, and use Adaptec's flash stuff to
> > put OpenFirmware Forth code on it. I have a 2940-UW in my Ultra5 that
> > I boot from (it was flashed for OFW), and I've been told that you can
> > do it to the 29160s as well.
> >
> i didn't work with my 29160, it just hosed the pc bios. i havn't tried
> flashing it back on a pc yet, so i don't know if i broke it, or just
> trashed the bios.
>