Take the keyboard out and see if you then get a response on the TTYa. I have two sun's with dead NVRAM and can't get either to work with any of the replacments I have tried. Even tried CR2032 on existing battery after attacking with Dremel...
Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: cctech [mailto:cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of IMAP List > Administration > Sent: 29 July 2015 17:23 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only <cct...@classiccmp.org> > Subject: need help getting a Sun Ultra-10 working > > Hello Folks, > > I just assembled an Ultra-10 (replaced memory, CPU, NVRAM chip, IDE hard > disk, IDE CDROM) and it seems to be hanging somewhere. I don't get > anything from the VGA connection on the 1280x1024 LCD monitor that is > connected, but on the serial console I see the output pasted below. > The system does not respond to any input via the attached sun > keyboard/mouse or via ttyA after printing the last line in the output below. > > Obviously, the NVRAM battery is dead, and I'm working on getting a > replacement. > Does anyone have a good source in Germany? The chip says "M48T59Y- > 70PC1U". > > Could the dead NVRAM battery explain the behavior described? > > thanks, > Rob Urban > > ----- serial console output BEGIN ----- > Hardware Power ON > > @(#) Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI 3.31 Version 0 created 2001/07/25 20:36 Probing > keyboard Done > %o0 = 0000.0000.0055.4001 > > Executing Power On SelfTest > > @(#) Sun Ultra 5/10 (Darwin) POST 3.1.0 (Build No. 626) 13:56 on 06/27/00 > > CPU: UltraSPARC-LC (Clock Frequency: 300MHz, Ecache Size: 512KB) > > Init POST BSS > Init System BSS > NVRAM > NVRAM Battery Detect Test > > *********************** > STATUS =FAILED > TEST =NVRAM Battery Detect > SUSPECT=NVRAM U13 > MESSAGE=NVRAM Low Battery > addr 000001ff.f1001ff0 > exp 00 > obs 10 > > > > Status of this POST run: FAIL > manfacturing mode=CHAMBER > Time Stamp [hour:min:sec] 28:6a:c1 [month/date year] 0b/2c 2130 > > > > > Power On Selftest Completed > Software Power ON0.0000.0000.0001 ffff.ffff.f00b.31a8 0000.3333.0200.001b > > @(#) Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI 3.31 Version 0 created 2001/07/25 20:36 > Clearing E$ Tags Done Clearing I/D TLBs Done Probing Memory Done MEM > BASE = 0000.0000.2000.0000 MEM SIZE = 0000.0000.1000.0000 11-Column > Mode Enabled MMUs ON Copy Done PC = 0000.01ff.f000.201c PC = > 0000.0000.0000.2060 Decompressing into Memory Done Size = > 0000.0000.0006.eba0 ttya initialized Starting real time clock... > Incorrect configuration checksum; > Setting NVRAM parameters to default values. > Setting diag-switch? NVRAM parameter to true Reset Control: BXIR:0 BPOR:0 > SXIR:0 SPOR:1 POR:0 UltraSPARC-IIi 2-2 module Probing Memory Bank #0 256 > + 256 : 512 Megabytes > Probing Memory Bank #2 0 + 0 : 0 Megabytes > Probing UPA Slot at 1e,0 Nothing There > Probing /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1 at Device 1 pci108e,1000 network Probing > /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1 at Device 2 SUNW,m64B Probing /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1 at > Device 3 ide disk cdrom Probing /pci@1f,0/pci@1 at Device 1 Nothing there > Probing /pci@1f,0/pci@1 at Device 2 Nothing there Probing /pci@1f,0/pci@1 > at Device 3 Nothing there Probing /pci@1f,0/pci@1 at Device 4 Nothing > there > ----- serial console output END -----
