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* the Ethernet port sometimes does not get a link, it seems to be a hardware issue. There is no way to observe from software but the link light on the network switch doesn't light up (the Sparcstation ethernet port does not have LEDs) so we should try a different computer next. | |||
* The NVRAM chip's battery has been replaced similar to [https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/s/J1PLS9AZNU the image in this reddit post] | * The NVRAM chip's battery has been replaced similar to [https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/s/J1PLS9AZNU the image in this reddit post] | ||
* if it keeps trying to boot from network, try pressing STOP and A at the same time, and to fix that, at the "ok" prompt type [https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2436891-timeout-waiting-for-arp-rarp-on-booting "setenv boot-device disk"] and "setenv diag-device disk" and "setenv tpe-link-test? false" and then "nvstore" | * if it keeps trying to boot from network, try pressing STOP and A at the same time, and to fix that, at the "ok" prompt type [https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2436891-timeout-waiting-for-arp-rarp-on-booting "setenv boot-device disk"] and "setenv diag-device disk" and "setenv tpe-link-test? false" and then "nvstore" | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 16 November 2023
sparcstation 5
- the Ethernet port sometimes does not get a link, it seems to be a hardware issue. There is no way to observe from software but the link light on the network switch doesn't light up (the Sparcstation ethernet port does not have LEDs) so we should try a different computer next.
- The NVRAM chip's battery has been replaced similar to the image in this reddit post
- if it keeps trying to boot from network, try pressing STOP and A at the same time, and to fix that, at the "ok" prompt type "setenv boot-device disk" and "setenv diag-device disk" and "setenv tpe-link-test? false" and then "nvstore"
- at "ok" prompt, type
boot disk
root
sudo*room
- once its booted up, open a terminal and type
./netup
- /netup is just this:
ifconfig le0 plumb
ifconfig le0 100.64.64.37/22
ifconfig le0 up
route add default 100.64.64.1
- we the following is in /etc/resolv.conf
domain jackpumpkin
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
- and did this
cp /etc/nsswitch.dns /etc/nsswitch.conf
maybe this will help make these settings automatic?
echo jackpumpkin > /etc/hostname.leo
had to do this because the eeprom battery was dead
- how to configure mac address which was written using information from amdprophet's notes & http://www.obsolyte.com/sunFAQ/faq_nvram.html
- The actual last three bytes of the MAC address are on a sticker on the NVRAM chip and should be entered in the above instructions, both places in the instructions above must match!
- then after that, it didn't come up to the "ok" prompt anymore so I had to