RE: Silliness with Serial Console

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I con't seem to find a clear, concise reference on which LED is
which. The one on my Box that lights up is the one closest to the
Keyboard connector, is that 7 or 0? If it's 7, then I guess it just
means error found... but if it's 0 it means the PROM CHECKSUM thing.

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: port-sun3-owner <at> netbsd.org
> [mailto:port-sun3-owner <at> netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Izumi Tsutsui
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 1:25 PM
> To: zach <at> zachlowry.net
> Cc: port-sun3 <at> netbsd.org; tsutsui <at> ceres.dti.ne.jp
> Subject: Re: Silliness with Serial Console
> 
> 
> In article <GOEBKKPCBEIAHHPNHLFHOEBDHPAA.zach <at> zachlowry.net>
> zach <at> zachlowry.net wrote:
> 
> > Hrm... So, what is a possible course of action? Should I
> > investigate getting a new PROM? Is there a good source of
> > troubleshooting info for Sun3's that I'm missing?
> 
> What error did you actually get?
> If you got error during PROM check sum test, it might be worth
> to replace PROM. But if there is some actual hardware problem,
> I'm afraid it isn't easy to fix.
> 
> > Also, How long does it take to perform these tests? Maybe I'm not
> > giving it long enough, it hangs at that test for about a minute.
> 
> IIRC, actually the DIAG tests will take about a minite.
> (I didn't try it with serial console, though)
> 
> > shouldn't I still get at least some output on the serial line?
> > Something that says "Hey, this test failed" like I believe Sun4's
> > do? 
> 
> The SUN hardware reference
> http://www.sunhelp.org/faq/sunref3.html
> says "self-test messages are sent to serial port A" (in 501-1205
> entry):  
> 
> > If you want the machine to boot normally, set the diagnostics
> > switch to "NORM". If you want extended diagnostics when you
> > power up the system, set the switch to the "DIAG" position. If
> > the switch is set to "DIAG", power-on self-test messages are
> > sent to serial port A at 9600 bps, 8 data bits, one stop bit, no
> > parity, and XON/XOFF flow control.
> 
> ---
> Izumi Tsutsui
> tsutsui <at> ceres.dti.ne.jp
> 

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