Subject: RE: Sun-3X PROM versions?
To: 'gwr@netbsd.org' <gwr@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Alton, Matthew <Matthew.Alton@anheuser-busch.com>
List: port-sun3
Date: 07/02/1998 20:29:00
I think that all of my 3/80s are at 2.x. I'll have to check but I'm
pretty
sure.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gwr@netbsd.org [SMTP:gwr@netbsd.org]
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 1998 11:02 AM
> To: port-sun3@NetBSD.ORG
> Subject: Sun-3X PROM versions?
>
> > Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:25:32 -0400
> > From: <gwr@netbsd.org>
> [...]
> > The good news is that the hack is gone, and netboot uses an
> > advertized function to get the ethernet address from the PROM.
> [ ... but requires PROM version 3.* on the Sun-3X. ]
>
> Which reminds me: Has anyone seen any Sun-3X hardware
> (Sun-3/80, Sun-3/470) with a PROM older than 3.0?
>
> If you have one, please respond. I might ask you to help me
> find out if it supports the sif->sif_macaddr() method.
>
> Thanks,
> Gordon