then I guess the magical question is where could I
purchase a chip, since I don't have a programmer for
the chip (unless it's a PIC :)

Also, don't go and see AntiTrust... it's shameful.

Jon

--- "Kurt J. Lidl" <lidl@pix.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 11:22:31PM -0800, Simon J.
> Gerraty wrote:
> > >mouser, but I also noticed I'm running an old
> version
> > >of Openboot, v 1.3.  Is there anyway I can update
> this
> > >version either by a flash technique or by
> purchasing a
> > >new PROM chip?
> > 
> > Can't say about the SS1, but certainly doable for
> later systems
> > like the Ultra1 I did the other day. 
> http://docs.sun.com is a very
> > handy site.  I searched for OBP I think and soon
> found the page I 
> > needed.
> > 
> > Actually, now I think of it, you'll likely need a
> new ROM for your 
> > SS1, since I did for my SS20 to handle hypersparc
> cpu's.
> 
> Generally speaking, the UltraSparc based machines
> have flash memory,
> and there is a way of updating the flash memory (and
> hence, the
> OpenBoot version).  All the v7 and v8 based
> machines, as far as I know,
> require a physical change of the OpenBoot PROM chip
> to get a new
> version in the machine.
> 
> -Kurt


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