Subject: Re: 3/60 netboot/install problem
To: None <orpheus@avalon.net>
From: Kevin P. Neal <kpneal@pobox.com>
List: port-sun3
Date: 05/22/2000 11:13:12
On Sun, May 21, 2000 at 11:46:22PM -0500, Jeffrey Dunitz wrote:
> I'm not a newbie to NetBSD, but I've never tried it on a sun3 before.
> I've had this 3/60 sitting here for a long time and decided to fire it up.

Cool.
 
> I've tried linking C02AACC9 to every one of those boot files in /tftpboot, 
> and none of them really do anything. 

I disagree, it looks like it tftp's the boot program just fine.
  
> I'm getting this:
> 
> >b le()
> Boot:  le(0,0,0)
> Using IP Address 192.42.172.201 = C02AACC9
> Booting from tftp server at 192.42.172.1 = C02AAC01
> Downloaded 1295771 bytes from tftp server.
> 
> Timeout Bus Error:
>  Vaddr: 1FFFE008, Paddr: 00BFC008, Type 0, Read, FC 5, Size 2 at 0004006
> >

Well, I don't have the magic decoder ring so I'll hazard a guess:

Hmmm. What kind of memory do you have installed in this machine? It 
takes 1 meg simms, true parity, 9 chip, 100? ns or better. You cannot
use 3 chip simms, odd things will probably happen (they work fine for
some people, but those people are rare).

When I tried 3 chip SIMMs in my 3/60 my SCSI system failed to operate.

Weird.

Also, how is the board jumpered? Is it possible it is jumpered to have
more memory than the board actually has installed?
-- 
Kevin P. Neal                                http://www.pobox.com/~kpn/

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