RE: Port to Sun 386i

 
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My cable is indeed a bit flaky. Is there a good way on these machines
to disable the keyboard completely so it'll pass the self-tests, and
I can use Serial Console only?

Zach Lowry || Murfreesboro, TN || www.zachlowry.net
Linux / *BSD / Irix / Solaris / Apple / Unix Network Administration

Registered Linux User #264589
14 Different NetBSD-Supported Machines


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Curtis H. Wilbar
> Jr.
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 11:58 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Port to Sun 386i
> 
> 
> 
> Nice grab on the docs.... I had a complete doc set (including all
> the man pages, document rack, etc).  However, that was when I
> worked at Sun, and despite the fact that I saved it from the trash,
> I didn't get it out of there before I left.... and my manager would
> not let me take it because I admitted it was Sun property.....  I'm
> sure it went into the recycle bin less than a week after I left
> :-(.
> 
> I have a -150 and two -250 386i systems.  I also have a 486i
> system.  
> 
> Time permitting, I can test things out ...  well... if I can find
> my 386i keyboard/mouse/monitor cable setup....  I think I only have
> one... possibly two... for 4 systems :-(.
> 
> -- Curt
> 
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> >From: "Zach Lowry" <[email protected]>
> >To: "David Brownlee" <[email protected]>
> >Cc: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, 
> <[email protected]>
> >Subject: RE: Port to Sun 386i
> >Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:38:54 -0500
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> >I got my 386i today. It's a -250 model, complete with Hi-res Color
> >FB and a single memory board, whichever one the -250 came with. I
> >also got a reportedly somewhat flaky video/keyboard cable and a
> >20" Color Sun Monitor. 
> >
> >The real prize, however, is in the documentation. 
> >
> >Sun386i man Pages Supplement (December 1988)
> >Sun386i Owner's Notes
> >Sun386i Administrator's and Developer's Notes
> >Field Service Notes
> >Sun386i Owver's Bulletin SunOS release 4.0.1
> >Installing Sun386i SunOS 4.0.1
> >Sun386i Configuration Guide (February 1989)
> >Replacement Pages for the Sun386i Developer's Guide
> >Sun386i Developer's Guide (May 1988)
> >Sun386i SNAP Administration
> >Sun386i Advanced Administration (June 1988)
> >Sun386i Advanced Administration (February 1989)
> >Sun386i Administration Cookbook
> >
> >Will be reading and having fun with this guy, and hopefully
> >someone else out there can test on a -150. 
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Zach Lowry || Murfreesboro, TN || www.zachlowry.net
> >Linux / *BSD / Irix / Solaris / Apple / Unix Network
> >Administration  
> >
> >Registered Linux User #264589
> >14 Different NetBSD-Supported Machines
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [email protected]
> >> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of David
> >> Brownlee Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:18 PM
> >> To: Zach Lowry
> >> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected];
> >> [email protected] Subject: Re: Port to Sun 386i
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Zach Lowry wrote:
> >> 
> >> > I am soon to recieve a Sun 386i, which I notice has not been
> >> > ported to yet. Since for the past little bit I've been
> >> > acquainting myself with my Sun 3/60 and 3/80s, I feel
> >> > comfortable saying that I intend to port NetBSD to this unique
> >> > machine. 
> >> >
> >> 	Excellent news - do you know if its a 150 or 250 (the 250 had
> >> 	had max 16M rather than 8M and had IIRC an extra cache)
> >> 
> >> > I'm looking for advice, however, since I've bever done this
> >> > sort of thing before. Would it be best to start with the i386
> >> > port, remove all devices except those explicitly available in
> >> > the 386i and then merge drivers for Framebuffers and the like
> >> > from the sun3 port? From what I understand, the normal color
> >> > and B&W framebuffers on the 386i correspond to the cg3 and
> >> > bw2, but additionally there exists a cg5 card and a VGA card
> >> > for DOS emulation under SunOS.
> >> 
> >> 	That would make sense - probably start with either using
> >> 	the PROM console or serial console to minimise the amount
> >> 	of driver writing to getting something booting.
> >> 
> >> > I'm also aware that there existed memory add-ons in the form
> >> > of ISA cards, could anyone clarify on these boards, and would
> >> > it be possible to support them?
> >> 
> >> 	I don't remember any ISA memory boards, but it _should_ be
> >> 	possible to support standard ISA boards, possible DMA
> >> 	considerations notwithstanding :)
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> 		David/absolute          -- www.netbsd.org: No hype 
> >> required --
> >> 
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