Subject: Re: SparcStation 4/300 quirks?
To: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 03/07/2001 11:10:45
On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, NetBSD Bob wrote:
> I got dibsies, for the price of lunch, on a SparcStation 4/330 machine,
> i.e., one of the older VME crates. It looks like NetBSD should support
> this machine. But, before I get started on it, are there any quirks or
> gotchas in running up NetBSD on the 4/330 VME crates? It appears to be
> identical to an SS1 as to hardware, but a bit faster, and in the VME
> form factor. Any insights are appreciated.
Its been a while since I ran one, but they were nice boxes.
Don't remember any gotchas except for the fact the boot prom drive
numbering is a little bit strange the first time (IIRC you
multiply the scsi ID by some offset and then add the lun)
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