From SHens32572 at aol.com  Tue Aug  1 21:58:19 2000
From: SHens32572 at aol.com (SHens32572 at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:58:19 EDT
Subject: [SPARCbook] Sparcbook 3 series Hard Drive sled for sale
Message-ID: <mailman.910.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

I have a Sparcbook internal hard drive sled  for sale on eBay, also 2.5"  2 
Gig ATA-SCSI hard drive from sparcbook, and Sparcbook 3XP for sale on eBay,

<A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=397696702">eBa
y item 397696702 (Ends Aug-07-00 17:07:15 PDT) - rare find - Hard Drive sled 
for Sparcbook 3</A>

 <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=397178983">eB
ay item 397178983 (Ends Aug-06-00 21:54:46 PDT) - Tadpole Sparcbook 3XP UNIX 
Laptop</A>

 <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=398762616">eB
ay item 398762616 (Ends Aug-08-00 19:33:01 PDT) - IBM 2 Gig SCSI 2.5"HD 
Powerbook /Sun voyager</A>

Scott 
shens32572 at aol.com




From n2vip at bellatlantic.net  Tue Aug  1 22:12:10 2000
From: n2vip at bellatlantic.net (Ken Hansen)
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 23:12:10 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] Sparcbook 3 series Hard Drive sled for sale
Message-ID: <mailman.911.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

You took the drive, out of the sled from the laptop you are selling?

So the winner of the laptop better win the sled and drive, or they are in
for a *big* suprise when they try to replace the missing pieces...

Well, it is your right, I just hope you explain to the bidders on the
sparcbook laptop what they need to use this unit as a laptop...

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: <SHens32572 at aol.com>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 10:58 PM
Subject: [SPARCbook] Sparcbook 3 series Hard Drive sled for sale


> I have a Sparcbook internal hard drive sled  for sale on eBay, also 2.5"
2
> Gig ATA-SCSI hard drive from sparcbook, and Sparcbook 3XP for sale on
eBay,
>
> <A
HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=397696702">eBa
> y item 397696702 (Ends Aug-07-00 17:07:15 PDT) - rare find - Hard Drive
sled
> for Sparcbook 3</A>
>
>  <A
HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=397178983">eB
> ay item 397178983 (Ends Aug-06-00 21:54:46 PDT) - Tadpole Sparcbook 3XP
UNIX
> Laptop</A>
>
>  <A
HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=398762616">eB
> ay item 398762616 (Ends Aug-08-00 19:33:01 PDT) - IBM 2 Gig SCSI 2.5"HD
> Powerbook /Sun voyager</A>
>
> Scott
> shens32572 at aol.com
> _______________________________________________
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> http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sparcbook





From patmcaleavey at hotmail.com  Thu Aug  3 14:41:40 2000
From: patmcaleavey at hotmail.com (Patrick McAleavey)
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 19:41:40 GMT
Subject: [SPARCbook] FTP Help
Message-ID: <mailman.912.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Hello,

I just took over the care and upkeep of five(5) Sparcbooks, model 3GX. I'm 
new to the Unix world but I'm learning something new everyday.

The Sparcbooks are used by course instructors for our company's software. 
The instructor has to ftp to the Sparcbook from an NT machine. I have one 
(1) Sparcbook that will not accept an ftp login although I can telnet to the 
unit from a PC. All other Sparcbooks work like a charm.

I have read the ftp and ftpd man pages but that hasn't helped. I've tried 
comparing settings with a machine that is working but nothing is real 
obvious. I would appreciate any help or any ideas that the list members 
might have about this.

Some background: the instructor's run as root on the Sparcbooks and ftp in 
as same.

Thanks for your time.

Pat
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From wstan at planet.nl  Sat Aug  5 00:04:21 2000
From: wstan at planet.nl (William Staniewicz)
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2000 07:04:21 +0200
Subject: [SPARCbook] Looking for a SPARCbook
Message-ID: <mailman.913.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

I am interested in acquiring a SparcBook at a reasonable
cost. Besides bidding on Ebay, is there a better way to find
one. Also, if anyone has any personal experience they would like to
share on how satisfied they are with theirs I would like to know.
Presently, I live in the Netherlands, but I can have a friend
take delivery on one in the USA. Thank you.
     
Bill




From nmanisca at vt.edu  Mon Aug  7 17:42:38 2000
From: nmanisca at vt.edu (Nick)
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 18:42:38 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] builtin mouse died?
Message-ID: <mailman.914.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

I have an SB3 GS.  Today I turned on my system and noticed that
my little builtin mouse (the eraser thing) only works in the horizontal
direction.  It won't move up or down :(

I plugged in an external mouse and the external mouse works fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Nick Maniscalco
nmanisca at vt.edu





From ddobrotka at boernenet.com  Tue Aug  8 14:30:05 2000
From: ddobrotka at boernenet.com (David Dobrotka)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:30:05 -0500
Subject: [SPARCbook] FTP Help
Message-ID: <mailman.915.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Did you get an answer to this yet?  If not, what kind of error are you
getting back from the ftp server?

dave

----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick McAleavey <patmcaleavey at hotmail.com>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 2:41 PM
Subject: [SPARCbook] FTP Help


> Hello,
>
> I just took over the care and upkeep of five(5) Sparcbooks, model 3GX. I'm
> new to the Unix world but I'm learning something new everyday.
>
> The Sparcbooks are used by course instructors for our company's software.
> The instructor has to ftp to the Sparcbook from an NT machine. I have one
> (1) Sparcbook that will not accept an ftp login although I can telnet to
the
> unit from a PC. All other Sparcbooks work like a charm.
>
> I have read the ftp and ftpd man pages but that hasn't helped. I've tried
> comparing settings with a machine that is working but nothing is real
> obvious. I would appreciate any help or any ideas that the list members
> might have about this.
>
> Some background: the instructor's run as root on the Sparcbooks and ftp in
> as same.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Pat
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
>
> _______________________________________________
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> http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sparcbook





From Mark at misty.com  Tue Aug  8 21:33:19 2000
From: Mark at misty.com (Mark G. Thomas)
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 22:33:19 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [SPARCbook] builtin mouse died?
Message-ID: <mailman.916.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Hi,

> I have an SB3 GS.  Today I turned on my system and noticed that
> my little builtin mouse (the eraser thing) only works in the horizontal
> direction.  It won't move up or down :(
> 
> I plugged in an external mouse and the external mouse works fine.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nick Maniscalco
> nmanisca at vt.edu

If you are lucky it could be a loose four-conductor flex connection
between the mouse/keyboard assemply and the LCD controller card. 

Unfortunately these keyboards and eraser-mouse-thingies do not seem
exremely reliable.

I may have a couple spare keyboards, and have promised at least one of
them to someone else, but I've been bad at getting back to people and
am having trouble finding the saved messages.

-Mark


-- 
Mark G. Thomas (Mark at Misty.com -- http://www.misty.com/)




From Rodolfo.Segleau at compaq.com  Thu Aug 10 17:54:06 2000
From: Rodolfo.Segleau at compaq.com (Segleau, Rodolfo)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:54:06 -0500
Subject: [SPARCbook] solaris 2.5
Message-ID: <mailman.917.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>


Hello guys,

	i know this might not be the right place to be sending this but i
have purchased solaris 2.5 and for some reason neither star office nor any
other application wants to install. they all give some type of error. it
does not matter if i have them stored locally on the disk or trying to
install from the cdrom. i have a sparcbook 3xp and it's been good to me so
far...
	is this a problem with the verison of SunOS and if so, can anyone
tell me how get a hold of 5.6 or 5.7 without having to drop a pretty penny
for it since i am still in college?

	please respond either to this address or rsegleau at swbell.net

rodolfo

If i can just find where i put that .sig thingy... 





From fred at workstation.net  Fri Aug 11 10:30:55 2000
From: fred at workstation.net (Fred Dikeman)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 11:30:55 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] FS: Sparcbook
Message-ID: <mailman.918.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

It was suggested that I post to this group.  This will be a one time
posting.

We are interested in selling the following:

Tadpole Sparcbook 3GX w/ 110MHz processor, 32Mb memory, 2Gb disk, power
supply.

RDI  Ultrabook w/ 200MHz processor, 256Mb memory, 2x 3.4Gb disks, power
supply,
battery, carry case.


Fred Dikeman
Data Instruments, Inc
800-466-1144
770-919-2400






From wstan at planet.nl  Fri Aug 11 11:48:38 2000
From: wstan at planet.nl (William Staniewicz)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:48:38 +0200
Subject: [SPARCbook] FS: Sparcbook
Message-ID: <mailman.919.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

I am looking for a SPARCbook and would be interested in how much you
are asking for it. What sort of condition is it in and what is
installed in it? Also, if anyone else can suggest what I should be
asking/looking for in a SPARCbook I would appreciate the wisdom.

Bill

On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 11:30:55AM -0400, Fred Dikeman wrote:
> It was suggested that I post to this group.  This will be a one time
> posting.
> 
> We are interested in selling the following:
> 
> Tadpole Sparcbook 3GX w/ 110MHz processor, 32Mb memory, 2Gb disk, power
> supply.
> 
> RDI  Ultrabook w/ 200MHz processor, 256Mb memory, 2x 3.4Gb disks, power
> supply,
> battery, carry case.




From dhansen at salug.org  Fri Aug 11 12:28:24 2000
From: dhansen at salug.org (David Hansen)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 12:28:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [SPARCbook] solaris 2.5
Message-ID: <mailman.920.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>


On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 sparcbook-request at sunhelp.org wrote:

>   1. solaris 2.5 (Segleau, Rodolfo)
> 
> Message: 1
> From: "Segleau, Rodolfo" <Rodolfo.Segleau at compaq.com>
> To: "'sparcbook at sunhelp.org'" <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:54:06 -0500
> charset="iso-8859-1"
> Subject: [SPARCbook] solaris 2.5
> Reply-To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
> 
> 
> 
> Hello guys,
> 
> 	i know this might not be the right place to be sending this but i
> have purchased solaris 2.5 and for some reason neither star office nor any
> other application wants to install. they all give some type of error. it
> does not matter if i have them stored locally on the disk or trying to
> install from the cdrom. i have a sparcbook 3xp and it's been good to me so
> far...
> 	is this a problem with the verison of SunOS and if so, can anyone
> tell me how get a hold of 5.6 or 5.7 without having to drop a pretty penny
> for it since i am still in college?

 
 You may want to include whatever error messages you encountered. I've not
encountered any problems installing Star Office on Solaris 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6
or 7 (which contains SunOS 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.6 and 5.7, respectively) and I
have compiled/pkgadd'd/installed plenty of other applications on each
version as well without problems as well.
  
 As for obtaining versions of Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7, under their
non-commercial use offerings they were roughly $10 for the media and
upwards of $18 for shipping... you'll probably need to call Sun and ask
them if either are still available. I believe that any other path would
lead to violating copyrights and licenses, but Sun will be best suited for
telling you what methods are legal and which are illegal.

 -david





From n2vip at bellatlantic.net  Fri Aug 11 13:03:56 2000
From: n2vip at bellatlantic.net (Ken Hansen)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:03:56 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] solaris 2.5
Message-ID: <mailman.921.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Are you sure you have sufficient filespace for the install - IIRC, the
install takes the package, stores it temporoarily in one filesystem, then
installs in potentially another. I seem to recall that Star Office wanted a
large amount of swap for the install as well...

HTH, as noted below, the actual error messages would be useful.

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Hansen" <dhansen at salug.org>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] solaris 2.5


>
>
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 sparcbook-request at sunhelp.org wrote:
>
> >   1. solaris 2.5 (Segleau, Rodolfo)
> >
> > Message: 1
> > From: "Segleau, Rodolfo" <Rodolfo.Segleau at compaq.com>
> > To: "'sparcbook at sunhelp.org'" <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
> > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:54:06 -0500
> > charset="iso-8859-1"
> > Subject: [SPARCbook] solaris 2.5
> > Reply-To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello guys,
> >
> > i know this might not be the right place to be sending this but i
> > have purchased solaris 2.5 and for some reason neither star office nor
any
> > other application wants to install. they all give some type of error. it
> > does not matter if i have them stored locally on the disk or trying to
> > install from the cdrom. i have a sparcbook 3xp and it's been good to me
so
> > far...
> > is this a problem with the verison of SunOS and if so, can anyone
> > tell me how get a hold of 5.6 or 5.7 without having to drop a pretty
penny
> > for it since i am still in college?
>
>
>  You may want to include whatever error messages you encountered. I've not
> encountered any problems installing Star Office on Solaris 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6
> or 7 (which contains SunOS 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.6 and 5.7, respectively) and I
> have compiled/pkgadd'd/installed plenty of other applications on each
> version as well without problems as well.
>
>  As for obtaining versions of Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7, under their
> non-commercial use offerings they were roughly $10 for the media and
> upwards of $18 for shipping... you'll probably need to call Sun and ask
> them if either are still available. I believe that any other path would
> lead to violating copyrights and licenses, but Sun will be best suited for
> telling you what methods are legal and which are illegal.
>
>  -david
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sparcbook mailing list  -  Sparcbook at sunhelp.org
> http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sparcbook
>





From patmcaleavey at hotmail.com  Fri Aug 11 15:53:44 2000
From: patmcaleavey at hotmail.com (Patrick McAleavey)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 20:53:44 GMT
Subject: [SPARCbook] FTP Help
Message-ID: <mailman.922.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Hi All,

Thanks David for checking in on me. Finally solved the problem about 5 
minutes ago. To restate the problem: when I would attempt to ftp as root to 
my Sparcbook I would receive a login failure after I typed root's password. 
I knew the password was correct, I knew the daemon was running, I knew I had 
connectivity, and I knew that root's name was not in the ftpuser file (since 
the file didn't exist).

After reading the man pages for ftpd for the hundredth time I decided to try 
something. The man pages said there are four(4) rules by which in.ftpd 
authenticates users. The third rule is what caused my problem. Root's shell 
is /sbin/sh but it is not listed in /etc/shells. I edited /etc/shells to 
include /sbin/sh and now everything works.

I think maybe the language in the third rule threw me. I read it that if 
root's shell was included in /etc/passwd then it should have worked. Well, 
live and learn.

Pat


>From: "David Dobrotka" <ddobrotka at boernenet.com>
>Reply-To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
>To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] FTP Help
>Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:30:05 -0500
>
>Did you get an answer to this yet?  If not, what kind of error are you
>getting back from the ftp server?
>
>dave
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Patrick McAleavey <patmcaleavey at hotmail.com>
>To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
>Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 2:41 PM
>Subject: [SPARCbook] FTP Help
>
>
......... The instructor has to ftp to the Sparcbook from an NT machine. I 
have one (1) Sparcbook that will not accept an ftp login although I can 
telnet to the unit from a PC..........I have read the ftp and ftpd man pages 
but that hasn't helped. I've tried comparing settings with a machine that is 
working but nothing is real obvious........
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From lingenfr at erols.com  Sat Aug 12 07:31:50 2000
From: lingenfr at erols.com (Rusty Lingenfelter)
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 12:31:50 GMT
Subject: [SPARCbook] FS Sparcbook
Message-ID: <mailman.923.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

I hesitate to post this, but based on the number of folks posting looking 
for a SB, I will. I purchased a SB from Ross for $800 that I have rarely 
used. If I can get my $800 back (plus shipping), I will sell it. If not, 
I will either list it on Ebay (with a suitable reserve) or I will keep 
it. It looks and functions great. Please don't begin a discussion of the 
finer points of SB valuation. If you want to purchase my SB3GX with 
accessories for $800 plus shipping, contact me directly at 
lingenfr at erols.com . I am in the DC area. Thanks.

Rusty




From rsegleau at swbell.net  Sat Aug 12 14:45:41 2000
From: rsegleau at swbell.net (Rodolfo Andres Segleau)
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 14:45:41 -0500
Subject: [SPARCbook] solaris 2.5
Message-ID: <mailman.924.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

well, too make things worse, it seems as if the hard drive sent to me by
tadpole is hosed. it has a large number of read and write errors which at
this moment i can't even load solaris at all.

but the error message as foar as i can remember without trying to re-run the
program (since i can't get into solaris anymore) was the last line with
error number = 2 and beofer that a string of numbers in a paranthesis...

as far as the hard drive, i've formatted it twice and done the full
analysis... besides calling tadpole again, do you guys have any
suggestions..

thanks for the lead on solaris 6/7.. i'll call sun and see if they still
have that offer going, maybe i will have better luck with solaris 6, since
that's the only one that tadpole has released the utilities for.


Rodolfo

Now if i can only find where i put that .sig file....







From helsod at algonet.se  Tue Aug 15 17:26:51 2000
From: helsod at algonet.se (Peter Soderholm)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:26:51 +0200
Subject: [SPARCbook] Sparcbook in the litterature ...
Message-ID: <mailman.925.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

I found the following referense to a Sparcbook while I was re reading "The Cyberthief and the Samurai" by
Jeff Goodell, about the capture of the infamous hacker Kevin Mitnick.

"Tsutomu collect computers the way Immelda Marcos collected shoes - he has 30 or so of them all in various
states of disrepair at any given moment. Hes newest traveling companion is a 2,4 gigabyte, 86 MHz SPARC
portable. It's the .44 magnum of portables, ridicolously powerful, a Dirty Harry machine"

Its not very often one comes accross a mentioning of the Sparcbook anywhere outside this list, so I thought
it might be worth a note : - ) The book was printed in 1996, but the above quote feels like its from long ago.

(By the way I saw on CBS 60 minutes that Kevin Mitnick was released from jail this year, hes not allowed to touch a 
computer for the next 2 years... )

Peter





From n2vip at bellatlantic.net  Tue Aug 15 17:38:37 2000
From: n2vip at bellatlantic.net (Ken Hansen)
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:38:37 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] Sparcbook in the litterature ...
Message-ID: <mailman.926.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Also, Tsutomu seems to use a wall projector for his display device, at least
he
was when I saw him on some random show a year or two ago. His office was
a normal desk, nothing on top of it, save a keyboard, mouse and a few
papers,
and with the lights turned down slightly you could see an XWindows display
on
the wall.

I don't think it was staged for the shoot, because no one mentioned it (it
was in fact
hard to figure out why the room was dark), but that is certainly a
possibility.

I guess he outgrew 800x600 on a 10.4" display ;^)

Seriously though, an 85 Mhz SPARCBook as the .44 Magnum of portables?

Even for 1996 that is a huge dallop of hyperbole...

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Soderholm" <helsod at algonet.se>
To: <Sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 6:26 PM
Subject: [SPARCbook] Sparcbook in the litterature ...


> I found the following referense to a Sparcbook while I was re reading "The
Cyberthief and the Samurai" by
> Jeff Goodell, about the capture of the infamous hacker Kevin Mitnick.
>
> "Tsutomu collect computers the way Immelda Marcos collected shoes - he has
30 or so of them all in various
> states of disrepair at any given moment. Hes newest traveling companion is
a 2,4 gigabyte, 86 MHz SPARC
> portable. It's the .44 magnum of portables, ridicolously powerful, a Dirty
Harry machine"






From Bernd.Hennig at dglux.lu  Wed Aug 16 09:53:22 2000
From: Bernd.Hennig at dglux.lu (Extern - Hennig, Bernd (SUN))
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:53:22 +0200
Subject: [SPARCbook] Sparcbook 3GX Display
Message-ID: <mailman.927.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

G'Day,

the display of my Sparcbook 3GX is "black" since some weeks -
I'm able  to read something during boot-up of the system so I think
that the backlight is broken.

My problem:

- a 640 x 480 "complete display" costs ~ 400 British Pounds
- a repair of the 800 x 600 display costs ~ 1.400 British Pounds

Thats to much for me (sigh). 

My question:

- I'm looking for a broken 3SI or 3GX with a working display (as a spare
  part)
o r 

- infos about the backlight "tube" to repair it by myself

ANY hints are welcome ! 


--  
Bernd W. Hennig           DG-Bank Luxembourg, Projekt 9003
Mobile: +49 173 451 6667    E-Mail: Bernd.Hennig at dglux.lu



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From Chris_Powell at mitel.com  Wed Aug 16 10:46:59 2000
From: Chris_Powell at mitel.com (Chris Powell)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:46:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: [SPARCbook] SPARCbook power-saving and NCE
Message-ID: <mailman.928.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Hi,

I'm having a couple of problems with my SPARCbook 3GS.

Firstly, I can't get the screen brightness to vary. It's bright enough,
but I'd like it dimmer, especially when running off battery. The pause
and up/down arrow keys don't change it. The keys do, however, change
the screen brightness value (checked using syshw -v).

Secondly I'm not sure how to get the disc to spin-down after a sensible
delay. It currently seems to spin-down after about 30 seconds, but
spins-up almost immediately. I've tried changing /etc/power.conf and
adding a line:

sd at 3,0          180

To spin-down in 3 minutes, but it still spins-down after 30 seconds
or so (I did use pmconfig to update powerd).

I'm running 2.6 with all the Tadpole patches.

Finally, is NCE available for 2.6 (or later!)? Seems as if it stopped
at 2.5.1, will it run on a 2.6 machine?

Thanks.


Chris.




From wa2egp at att.net  Thu Aug 17 23:57:57 2000
From: wa2egp at att.net (wa2egp at att.net)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 04:57:57 +0000
Subject: [SPARCbook] keyboard joystick caps
Message-ID: <mailman.929.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

     Having recently obtaining a Tadpole 3GX I noticed 
that the little keyboard joystick rubber cap was sticky 
and falling apart.  Being a person who finds unusual 
solutions to problems, I'd though I'd pass my solution 
along.
     Trot down to your local auto parts store and buy a 
pack of vacuum caps, the 1/8 inch vinyl worked for me.  
BTW, I tried the rubber ones - too thick - made the 
cursor shift southeast an inch when "h" was released.
Just cut one off the appropriate length and slip it over 
the square joystick (first removing the rubber part!).  
This may take a little effort since it is a square peg 
in a round hole!  If you don't like the "pointed" tip, 
you can always flatten it a little with a nail file (do 
this before you put it on).
     It works for me.  My cap is yellow since that is 
the color of the 1/8 inch cap of the brand I bought.  If 
you mess up on cutting, there are 4 more to play with.  
Pretty good for less than $2. 
     Hope this helps some one.   Bob




From nwise at spy.net  Fri Aug 18 00:34:18 2000
From: nwise at spy.net (d neal wise)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:34:18 +1000 (EST)
Subject: [SPARCbook] keyboard joystick caps
Message-ID: <mailman.930.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

hey,

given the lexmark origin of those keyboards you can also just steal the
caps from thinkpads or try to source them from an IBM retailer.

I had a discussion on another mailing list for laptops (openbsd laptops :)
a few months ago about these. In the IBM-centric environments I've worked
in up to now they were called cattoungues. This because of the rough
texture on the red thinkpad trackpointer (i think that what IBM calls
'em). Someone else said everyone where they worked called them nipples.

After getting my 3gs I replaced the slightly crusty cap with an extra
thinkpad one I had. Fits perfectly. I've bought two thinkpads and been
around hundreds in various places. All of them came with extra pointer
caps. Look around for a thinkpad box. They usually remain abandoned in
there when someone unpacks a new one.

regards,

neal
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From dkl at netcom.com  Fri Aug 18 12:26:41 2000
From: dkl at netcom.com (Douglas K Landau)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:26:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [SPARCbook] keyboard joystick caps
Message-ID: <mailman.931.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>





From n2vip at bellatlantic.net  Fri Aug 18 12:54:30 2000
From: n2vip at bellatlantic.net (Ken Hansen)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:54:30 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] keyboard joystick caps
Message-ID: <mailman.932.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Oh, you do go on sometimes Doug...

;^)

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas K Landau" <dkl at netcom.com>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] keyboard joystick caps


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From dkl at netcom.com  Fri Aug 18 14:03:08 2000
From: dkl at netcom.com (Douglas K Landau)
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:03:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [SPARCbook] keyboard joystick caps
Message-ID: <mailman.933.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Doh!!
pls pardon the null body.  How many wrong keys can I push in a row?

Ob3gxTip:

i mentioned it once before but it is worth repeating:  you can
print from your 3gx to epson in photo quality with the excellent sw
from J.J. Sarton - with better quality than epson's own for 15 DM.

The addr is http://home.t-online.de/home/jj.sarton/startE.htm

On tuesday I placed my second 3gx topo-map-printing kiosk,
this one in Halted Specialties, the electronics surplus
place in Santa Clara, CA.  The owner of the store wherein
I placed the first has requested another for his Fresno, Ca store.

The San Francisco quad is a thing of great beauty, poster quality,
esp. when printed on something glossy.  Makes USGS employee's jaws fall open!

You can print yer own thusly:
1.  get an Epson 1160.  Price on this model now $299.
2.  get the xwSolSparc sw which will print in demo mode before you pay
3.  download the image from my site:
    http://www.topowest.com/California/37122/o37122g4.200.png
    or
    http://www.topowest.com/California/37122/o37122g4.200.xwd.gz
4.  print it with the command:
    gunzip -dc o37122g4.200.xwd.gz | xw_print -dev epsC1160 -density 360 -softweave -saturation 0.9 -width 13.0i -height 19.0i >> /dev/bpp0


dkl





From ingolf at jellonet.de  Wed Aug 23 18:23:22 2000
From: ingolf at jellonet.de (Ingolf Koch)
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:23:22 +0200
Subject: [SPARCbook] Watchdog Reset
Message-ID: <mailman.934.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Hi,

since a few days ago, my 3GX nearly always displays
"Watchdog Reset" in the small LCD and refuses to boot.
I could make it boot once, but the sparcbook stayed up
only about an hour or so, but then the system froze
(even Pause-A did not work). I could still change the
brightness of the TFT display though.

Has anyone an idea what might be broken in the sparcbook?

Regards
    Ingolf
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From rich at alcor.concordia.ca  Wed Aug 23 18:42:11 2000
From: rich at alcor.concordia.ca (Rich Lafferty)
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:42:11 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] Watchdog Reset
Message-ID: <mailman.935.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 01:23:22AM +0200, Ingolf Koch (ingolf at jellonet.de) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> since a few days ago, my 3GX nearly always displays
> "Watchdog Reset" in the small LCD and refuses to boot.
> I could make it boot once, but the sparcbook stayed up
> only about an hour or so, but then the system froze
> (even Pause-A did not work). I could still change the
> brightness of the TFT display though.
> 
> Has anyone an idea what might be broken in the sparcbook?

Re-seat the memory (and perhaps clean the contacts while you're at
it). 
  
  -Rich

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------------------------- rich at alcor.concordia.ca ----------------------




From Chris_Powell at mitel.com  Fri Aug 25 11:25:38 2000
From: Chris_Powell at mitel.com (Chris Powell)
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:25:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: [SPARCbook] SPARCbook and compact flash cards
Message-ID: <mailman.936.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Hi,

Has anyone succeeded in mounting a compact flash card on their SPARCbook
3GS?

I'm using a compact flash in a PCMCIA cradle and popping that in one of
the PCMCIA slots. The little PCMCIA card icon appears in the status LCD,
but no disk devices are created (I'm expecting /dev/dsk/c1t6d0s2 or
something like that). The compact flash card, PCMCIA adapator are OK in
a laptop PC. The SPARCbook PCMCIA slots are OK (they can read PCMCIA
hard discs and access a PCMCIA modem).

I'm running 2.6 with all the Tadpole patches.

Thanks.


Chris.




From parnoux at condor.orli.com  Sat Aug 26 12:21:15 2000
From: parnoux at condor.orli.com (Patrick Arnoux)
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 13:21:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [SPARCbook] homebase script
Message-ID: <mailman.937.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

# The following script may come in handy for people running 2.6
# who regularly switch between different networks.
# 
# The script just copies the current set of files from "/etc" to the
# directory named after the current domain name (to save modifications),
# copies the files from the requested domain name directory into "/etc"
# and changes the IP address and default gateway.
# 
# The hosts file must contain an entry by the name "router"
# to setup the default gateway
# 
# To run it the first time, just create an empty directory for the
# current domain and the modified hosts/resolv.conf/defaultdomain
# files in the target domain directory.
# 
# Pretty simple stuff, and probably more verbiage than the code is worth.
# 
# 
# In any case, I hope someone else can find it useful. Enjoy!!
# 
# Oh, and if you live an a .net or .org domain, you know what to do :)
#
#
#!/bin/sh
#
if [ $# -gt 0 ] ; then
	NEWDOMAIN=${1}.com
else
	NEWDOMAIN=XXXX.com
	echo "I need a domain name with no .com attached"
	exit 1
fi

DOMAIN=`domainname`
HOSTNAME=`hostname`
ROUTER=router

# Save current environment

# Host file
# Name server
cp /etc/hosts /etc/resolv.conf /etc/defaultdomain /usr/local/etc/${DOMAIN}

# Setup Home Base environment

domainname ${NEWDOMAIN}

# Host file
cp /usr/local/etc/${NEWDOMAIN}/hosts /etc
# Name server
cp /usr/local/etc/${NEWDOMAIN}/resolv.conf /etc
cp /usr/local/etc/${NEWDOMAIN}/defaultdomain /etc

# Reset ethernet address
ifconfig le0 down
hostadd=`grep ${HOSTNAME} /etc/hosts | cut -f 1`
ifconfig le0 $hostadd up

# We need to get places
gateway=`netstat -rn | grep default | /usr/bin/tr -s " " | cut -d' ' -f 2`
route delete default $gateway
router=`grep ${ROUTER} /etc/hosts | cut -f 1`
route add default $router






From dkl at netcom.com  Sun Aug 27 13:36:19 2000
From: dkl at netcom.com (Douglas K Landau)
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:36:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [SPARCbook] SPARCbook and compact flash cards
Message-ID: <mailman.938.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

yes, I do this with a 3gx which still has sol 2.5.1 + NCE
I mount it with the command  

% mount -F pcfs /dev/dsk/c1d0s2

but I could not get it to work under 2.6.

Doug

> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Has anyone succeeded in mounting a compact flash card on their SPARCbook
> 3GS?
> 
> I'm using a compact flash in a PCMCIA cradle and popping that in one of
> the PCMCIA slots. The little PCMCIA card icon appears in the status LCD,
> but no disk devices are created (I'm expecting /dev/dsk/c1t6d0s2 or
> something like that). The compact flash card, PCMCIA adapator are OK in
> a laptop PC. The SPARCbook PCMCIA slots are OK (they can read PCMCIA
> hard discs and access a PCMCIA modem).
> 
> I'm running 2.6 with all the Tadpole patches.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Chris.
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From rico at mindspring.com  Sun Aug 27 14:01:30 2000
From: rico at mindspring.com (Rich Allen)
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:01:30 -0600
Subject: [SPARCbook] Solaris 2.6 and Iomega Jazz drive?
Message-ID: <mailman.939.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Hi,
  First post for me; I just aquired an old SPARCbook 3xp with 64mb RAM,
810mb HDD.  I'd like to know if it's possible to use an Iomega Jazz drive to
increase the storage space.  I've loaded Solaris 2.6 and all patches from
Sun as well as the recommended packages and patches from Tadpole.  I don't
have a Jazz drive yet, and I can't really justify getting one (even at eBay
prices) if it will only work on my PC.  If it will work on the SPARCbook
too, without needing to buy special drivers from Iomega, then I'll get one.
Thanks!

Rich Allen

 - Dedicated self-discipline and a rigid avoidance of procrastination is
something I seriously intend to consider thinking about one of these days.





From len at netsys.com  Mon Aug 28 00:21:02 2000
From: len at netsys.com (Len Rose)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 01:21:02 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] Solaris 2.6 and Iomega Jazz drive?
Message-ID: <mailman.940.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

THis should work:

Place the following in /etc/format.dat


disk_type="Jaz 1GB"\ 
   :ctrl=SCSI\ 
   :ncyl=1018:acyl=2:pcyl=1020:nhead=64\ 
   :nsect=32:rpm=3600:bpt=16384 

partition="Jaz 1GB"\ 
   :disk="Jaz 1GB":ctlr=SCSI\ 
   :2=0,2084864


THen format the drive, choosing your new disk type.. make sure you
add -m=0 to reserve 0 space when running newfs.

Len



On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 01:01:30PM -0600, Rich Allen wrote:
> Hi,
>   First post for me; I just aquired an old SPARCbook 3xp with 64mb RAM,
> 810mb HDD.  I'd like to know if it's possible to use an Iomega Jazz drive to
> increase the storage space.  I've loaded Solaris 2.6 and all patches from
> Sun as well as the recommended packages and patches from Tadpole.  I don't
> have a Jazz drive yet, and I can't really justify getting one (even at eBay
> prices) if it will only work on my PC.  If it will work on the SPARCbook
> too, without needing to buy special drivers from Iomega, then I'll get one.
> Thanks!
> 
> Rich Allen
> 
>  - Dedicated self-discipline and a rigid avoidance of procrastination is
> something I seriously intend to consider thinking about one of these days.
> 
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> http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sparcbook




From ml at rz.uni-potsdam.de  Mon Aug 28 01:30:59 2000
From: ml at rz.uni-potsdam.de (Michael Lorenz)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 08:30:59 +0200
Subject: [SPARCbook] SPARCbook and compact flash cards
Message-ID: <mailman.941.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Greetings !

> yes, I do this with a 3gx which still has sol 2.5.1 + NCE
> I mount it with the command
> 
> % mount -F pcfs /dev/dsk/c1d0s2
> 
> but I could not get it to work under 2.6.

Hmm, maybe you need to create the device files first - insert the card
and do /usr/sbin/disks, that should do the trick. At least it worked for
me. ( 3GX with Solaris 2.6 and lots of patches )

bye
Michael






From ml at rz.uni-potsdam.de  Mon Aug 28 01:36:05 2000
From: ml at rz.uni-potsdam.de (Michael Lorenz)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 08:36:05 +0200
Subject: [SPARCbook] Solaris 2.6 and Iomega Jazz drive?
Message-ID: <mailman.942.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Greetins !

>   First post for me; I just aquired an old SPARCbook 3xp with 64mb RAM,
> 810mb HDD.  I'd like to know if it's possible to use an Iomega Jazz drive to
> increase the storage space.  I've loaded Solaris 2.6 and all patches from
> Sun as well as the recommended packages and patches from Tadpole.  I don't
> have a Jazz drive yet, and I can't really justify getting one (even at eBay
> prices) if it will only work on my PC.  If it will work on the SPARCbook
> too, without needing to buy special drivers from Iomega, then I'll get one.

Well, that could be difficult or not.
I have a ZIP drive that works with NetBSD ( on a HP9000/345 ) without
any driver, the kernel just finds a SCSI device with removable media. On
the other hand - Solaris doesn't like it a bit, the kernel freezes when
it sees a ZIP ( someone said that is could be a conflict with the SCSI
floppy driver ). The OpenBOOT has no problems - probe-scsi finds the
drive without any hazzle. 
So you may be lucky or not - I would give it a try but make sure you get
your money back when Solaris doesn't like it...

bye
Michael






From rico at mindspring.com  Mon Aug 28 08:57:18 2000
From: rico at mindspring.com (Rich Allen)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 07:57:18 -0600
Subject: [SPARCbook] Solaris 2.6 and Iomega Jazz drive?
Message-ID: <mailman.943.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sparcbook-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sparcbook-admin at sunhelp.org]
> On Behalf Of Len Rose
>
> THis should work:
>
> Place the following in /etc/format.dat

	Thanks, to you and Greg!  With a 2GB Jazz my little 810MB SPARCbook will be
able to handle StarOffice and some graphics packages I've been wanting to
try out.  Now I just have to find an inexpensive Jazz drive.  <smile>

Rich Allen





From Hugo.van.der.Kooij at caiw.nl  Mon Aug 28 12:53:02 2000
From: Hugo.van.der.Kooij at caiw.nl (Hugo.van.der.Kooij at caiw.nl)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 19:53:02 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: [SPARCbook] Solaris 2.6 and Iomega Jazz drive?
Message-ID: <mailman.944.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Len Rose wrote:

> THis should work:
> 
> Place the following in /etc/format.dat

...

Just keep in mind that the actual JAZZ disk itself can not be used on both
Solaris and Windows this way. I guess that a Linux system should be able
to read such a disk but haven't tried it in any way.

Hugo.

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From ekholm at ekholm.org  Mon Aug 28 14:56:14 2000
From: ekholm at ekholm.org (Mike Ekholm)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:56:14 -0500
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive
Message-ID: <mailman.945.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

I am thinkin of getting the MobileStor 6400SCSI (6.4gb IDE drive with converter)
from powerbook1.com, and I was wondering if anyone had any thought on these
drives. Worth it?

 -Mike Ekholm

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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hurtling down the highway"  - Andrew S. Tanenbaum




From gaz_god at btinternet.com  Mon Aug 28 16:10:57 2000
From: gaz_god at btinternet.com (Gary Goddard)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:10:57 +0100
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive
Message-ID: <mailman.946.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

I recently bought this drive and am very impressed.
The service was excelent delivered in 5 days (to the UK).
I had no installation problems.
It feels faster than the 1.2 gig it replaced.

Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ekholm" <ekholm at ekholm.org>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 8:56 PM
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive


> I am thinkin of getting the MobileStor 6400SCSI (6.4gb IDE drive with
converter)
> from powerbook1.com, and I was wondering if anyone had any thought on
these
> drives. Worth it?
>
>  -Mike Ekholm
>
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From boba at cis.rit.edu  Mon Aug 28 16:23:48 2000
From: boba at cis.rit.edu (Bob Krzaczek)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:23:48 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive
Message-ID: <mailman.947.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Mike Ekholm wrote:
; I am thinkin of getting the MobileStor 6400SCSI (6.4gb IDE drive with
; converter) from powerbook1.com, and I was wondering if anyone had any
; thought on these drives. Worth it?

Yup.

Nothing but good experience with it on my GX.

Just be sure to read the FAQ, I think it mentions that in order for
Solaris CPR to function correctly on systems with larger drivers, you've
got to keep the root partition under a certain size (a few gig, I think).

// boba


-- 
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From n2vip at bellatlantic.net  Mon Aug 28 16:42:58 2000
From: n2vip at bellatlantic.net (Ken Hansen)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:42:58 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive
Message-ID: <mailman.948.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Depends on the OS level as well, I think Solaris 2.6 is different than
Solaris 2.5.X - I think Solaris 2.6 uses filespace in a partition, while
Solaris 2.5.X and earlier use a dedicated partition (IIRC).

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Krzaczek" <boba at cis.rit.edu>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive


> On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Mike Ekholm wrote:
> ; I am thinkin of getting the MobileStor 6400SCSI (6.4gb IDE drive with
> ; converter) from powerbook1.com, and I was wondering if anyone had any
> ; thought on these drives. Worth it?
>
> Yup.
>
> Nothing but good experience with it on my GX.
>
> Just be sure to read the FAQ, I think it mentions that in order for
> Solaris CPR to function correctly on systems with larger drivers, you've
> got to keep the root partition under a certain size (a few gig, I think).
>
> // boba
>
>
> --
> // Bob Krzaczek, RIT Center for Imaging Science, <krz at cis.rit.edu>
>
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From tomatoe at nycap.rr.com  Mon Aug 28 19:28:48 2000
From: tomatoe at nycap.rr.com (Mat Maessen)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:28:48 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive
Message-ID: <mailman.949.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Mike Ekholm wrote:
> 
> I am thinkin of getting the MobileStor 6400SCSI (6.4gb IDE drive with converter)
> from powerbook1.com, and I was wondering if anyone had any thought on these
> drives. Worth it?

I've got one in my 3GX. Works just fine and is nice and fast. Not sure whether
it's really worth the $400 they're charging for the drive I don't know, but
there aren't too many other options.
And if I need a bigger drive, or the 6.4 gig dies, I can buy a cheap(er) IDE
drive and reuse the converter board.

-Mat




From nwise at spy.net  Tue Aug 29 00:57:01 2000
From: nwise at spy.net (d neal wise)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:57:01 +1100 (EST)
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive
Message-ID: <mailman.950.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Mat Maessen wrote:

> And if I need a bigger drive, or the 6.4 gig dies, I can buy a cheap(er) IDE
> drive and reuse the converter board.

Is there any chance the converter board is just available somewhere? I
came across 12g 9mm drives for $400 AUD (the pacific peso as someone said
to me the other day). I've got a spare sled. I'd prefer to just buy a
bigger drive and use such a converter.

regards,

neal
___________
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SPY internetworking  -  will network for food
http://www.spy.net





From mrbill at mrbill.net  Tue Aug 29 16:35:44 2000
From: mrbill at mrbill.net (Bill Bradford)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 16:35:44 -0500
Subject: [SPARCbook] ultrabook review up
Message-ID: <mailman.951.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

http://www.sunhelp.org/ultrabook-hardware.php3

REALLY nice machine.

Bill

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From tomatoe at nycap.rr.com  Thu Aug 31 00:08:38 2000
From: tomatoe at nycap.rr.com (Mat Maessen)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 01:08:38 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] modem woes.
Message-ID: <mailman.952.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Machine: 3GX running Solaris 2.6.

I've tried two different PCMCIA modems in the beast without any success - 3Com
3CXM756 and a 3Com/Megahertz XJ4336. I've installed Tadpole Patch T030009-02.
And still the modems don't work properly.
When I insert the modem, the PCMCIA utilities pick it up and create the devices
/dev/term/pc0 and /dev/cua/pc0 (or PC1, depending on which slot it's in). 

Now, if I try to run the command "tip -38400 /dev/cua/pc0" to talk to the modem,
it gives me the "connected" response. However, I can type until the cows come
home, and nothing will be echoed back from the modem.
Modem does not dial or do anything, even if I send the correct AT commands. And
if I hit "~." to disconnect, it hangs after the "[EOT}" response, until I pop
out the card.

Any ideas? Am I just SOL with USR modems, even with the Tadpole patch that's
supposed to fix things for them?

-Mat




From n2vip at bellatlantic.net  Thu Aug 31 07:31:24 2000
From: n2vip at bellatlantic.net (Ken Hansen)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:31:24 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive
Message-ID: <mailman.953.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

If you can stomach the price, it is a great way to go! I got one for my 3GX
and it was a trivial upgrade from the original 1.2G HD, and the subsequent
Solaris 2.6 install was very straightforward.

$400 is high, but other options are *extremely* limited ;^)

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ekholm" <ekholm at ekholm.org>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 3:56 PM
Subject: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive


> I am thinkin of getting the MobileStor 6400SCSI (6.4gb IDE drive with
converter)
> from powerbook1.com, and I was wondering if anyone had any thought on
these
> drives. Worth it?
>
>  -Mike Ekholm
>
> --
> UNIX Sys Admin | ekholm at ekholm.org | http://www.ekholm.org | IRC: Nalez
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes
> hurtling down the highway"  - Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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From niche at infinet.com  Thu Aug 31 09:27:46 2000
From: niche at infinet.com (Doug Moore)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:27:46 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
Message-ID: <mailman.954.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

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After attempting to set the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the system =
locked up hard, I pulled power, and I haven't been able to reboot since.
FYI, I had been using Pause-O to suspend the system.
I was in "su" mode at the time I used the date command.
The command I used was "date 08301415" because "date 0008301415" would =
not take eventhough that is the correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)
The system set the correct date, 08/30, but reset the year to the unix =
epoc, 1969.
Please advise me on how I can set the TOD clock using OpenBoot or =
otherwise get my system booting up again.
I noticed that "date" entered at the OpenBoot prompt, "ok", returns
ok date
10/06/2105 03:49:18  GMT
but I was unable to find a way to set the date in OpenBoot.

@ boot up I see:
ZS is initialized
OBP CRC check: OK
Clearing TLB Entries
Initializing Tsunami Cache
Probing for RAM @ 0x06000000
Probing for RAM @ 0x04000000
Probing for RAM @ 0x02000000
Top RAM bank @ 0x00000000
Available Memory 0x02000000
Context Table allocated, Available Memory 0x01ffc000
RAMsize allocated, Available Memory 0x01fec000
Level 1 Table allocated, Available Memory 0x01febc00
Mapping RAM @ 0xffef0000
RAMbase --> RAMsize mapped, Available Memory 0x01feba00
Mapping ROM @ 0xffd00000
ROMbase --> ROMsize mapped, Available Memory 0x01feb800
Mapping ROM @ 0x00000000
0 --> ROMsize mapped, Available Memory 0x01feb500
Available Memory 0x01feb000
Tadpole S3 SPARCbook, Keyboard Present
ROM Rev. 2.9 V1.00
32 MB memory installed, Serial #10684736.
Ethernet address 0:0:83:a3:9:40, Host ID: 80a30940.


Boot device: /iommu/sbus/espdma at 4,8400000/esp at 4,8800000/sd at 3,0   File =
and args:
root on =
/iommu at 0,10000000/sbus at 0,10001000/espdma at 4,8400000/esp at 4,8800000/sd at 3,0:
a fstype 4.2
Boot: vmunix
Size: 1384448+446296+117912 bytes
PAC ENABLED
SunOS Release 4.1.3 (SPARCBOOK_A.2.3) #1: Mon Feb 20 19:02:04 GMT 1995
Copyright (c) 1983-1993, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Copyright (c) 1991-1994, Tadpole Technology.
cpu =3D Tadpole_S3
mod0 =3D TI,TMS390S10 (mid =3D 0)
mem =3D 32312K (0x1f8e000)
avail mem =3D 29155328
entering uniprocessor mode
Ethernet address =3D 0:0:83:a3:9:40
WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
swap on sd0b fstype spec size 33792K


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"date=20
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yymmddhhmm)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The system set the correct date, 08/30,&nbsp;but =
reset the=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Please advise me on how I can set the TOD clock =
using=20
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prompt,=20
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<DIV>@ boot up I see:</DIV>
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OK<BR>Clearing TLB=20
Entries<BR>Initializing Tsunami Cache<BR>Probing for RAM @ =
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0x00000000<BR>Available Memory 0x02000000<BR>Context Table allocated, =
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Memory 0x01ffc000<BR>RAMsize allocated, Available Memory =
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Table allocated, Available Memory 0x01febc00<BR>Mapping RAM @=20
0xffef0000<BR>RAMbase --&gt; RAMsize mapped, Available Memory=20
0x01feba00<BR>Mapping ROM @ 0xffd00000<BR>ROMbase --&gt; ROMsize mapped, =

Available Memory 0x01feb800<BR>Mapping ROM @ 0x00000000<BR>0 --&gt; =
ROMsize=20
mapped, Available Memory 0x01feb500<BR>Available Memory =
0x01feb000<BR>Tadpole S3=20
SPARCbook, Keyboard Present<BR>ROM Rev. 2.9 V1.00<BR>32 MB memory =
installed,=20
Serial #10684736.<BR>Ethernet address 0:0:83:a3:9:40, Host ID:=20
80a30940.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Boot device: </FONT><A><FONT=20
face=3DFixedsys>/iommu/sbus/espdma at 4,8400000/esp at 4,8800000/sd at 3,0</FONT><=
/A><FONT=20
face=3DFixedsys>&nbsp;&nbsp; File and args:<BR>root on </FONT><A><FONT=20
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From arno at panix.com  Thu Aug 31 09:49:42 2000
From: arno at panix.com (Arno Uhlmelmahei)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:49:42 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET
 THE DATE!
Message-ID: <mailman.955.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

> Doug Moore wrote:
> 
> After attempting to set the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the system
> locked up hard, I pulled power, and I haven't been able to reboot
> since.
> FYI, I had been using Pause-O to suspend the system.
> I was in "su" mode at the time I used the date command.
> The command I used was "date 08301415" because "date 0008301415" would
> not take eventhough that is the correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)
    
    For what it's worth,  mmddHHMMyy is the correct sequence, so 
    date 0830141500 is what you should have entered.

    Regards,
    Arno




From niche at infinet.com  Thu Aug 31 10:07:02 2000
From: niche at infinet.com (Doug Moore)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:07:02 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET  THE DATE!
Message-ID: <mailman.956.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

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I finally booted to a # prompt by typing, "boot disk vmunix -asw" at the =
ok prompt.
Here is what I'm experiencing now.... any help?

# date
Wed Dec 31 19:02:09 EST 1969
# date 0831110400
usage: date [-a sss.fff] [-u] [+format] [yymmddhhmm[.ss]]
#
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Arno Uhlmelmahei=20
  To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK =
AND RESET THE DATE!


  > Doug Moore wrote:
  >=20
  > After attempting to set the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the =
system
  > locked up hard, I pulled power, and I haven't been able to reboot
  > since.
  > FYI, I had been using Pause-O to suspend the system.
  > I was in "su" mode at the time I used the date command.
  > The command I used was "date 08301415" because "date 0008301415" =
would
  > not take eventhough that is the correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)
     =20
      For what it's worth,  mmddHHMMyy is the correct sequence, so=20
      date 0830141500 is what you should have entered.

      Regards,
      Arno
  _______________________________________________
  Sparcbook mailing list  -  Sparcbook at sunhelp.org
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I finally booted to a # prompt by typing, "boot =
disk=20
vmunix -asw" at the ok prompt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Here is what I'm experiencing now.... any=20
help?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys># date<BR>Wed Dec 31 19:02:09 EST 1969<BR># =
date=20
0831110400<BR>usage: date [-a sss.fff] [-u] [+format]=20
[yymmddhhmm[.ss]]<BR>#</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
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  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
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  <A title=3Darno at panix.com href=3D"mailto:arno at panix.com">Arno =
Uhlmelmahei</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dsparcbook at sunhelp.org=20
  href=3D"mailto:sparcbook at sunhelp.org">sparcbook at sunhelp.org</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 31, 2000 =
10:49=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SPARCbook] =
WARNING: TOD=20
  clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>&gt; Doug Moore wrote:<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; After =
attempting to set=20
  the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the system<BR>&gt; locked up hard, =
I pulled=20
  power, and I haven't been able to reboot<BR>&gt; since.<BR>&gt; FYI, I =
had=20
  been using Pause-O to suspend the system.<BR>&gt; I was in "su" mode =
at the=20
  time I used the date command.<BR>&gt; The command I used was "date =
08301415"=20
  because "date 0008301415" would<BR>&gt; not take eventhough that is =
the=20
  correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  For what it's worth,&nbsp; mmddHHMMyy is the correct sequence, so=20
  <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; date 0830141500 is what you should have=20
  entered.<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Regards,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  Arno<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Sparcbook =
mailing=20
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  href=3D"mailto:Sparcbook at sunhelp.org">Sparcbook at sunhelp.org</A><BR><A=20
  =
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From niche at infinet.com  Thu Aug 31 10:22:28 2000
From: niche at infinet.com (Doug Moore)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:22:28 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] Need help setting year to 2000 using date - WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET  THE DATE!
Message-ID: <mailman.957.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

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I'm now getting....

# date 9808311118
Mon Aug 31 11:18:00 EDT 1998
# date 9908311118
Tue Aug 31 11:18:00 EDT 1999
# date 0008311118
Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 EST 1969
#

any ideas how I can get the year set to 2000?
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Arno Uhlmelmahei=20
  To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK =
AND RESET THE DATE!


  > Doug Moore wrote:
  >=20
  > After attempting to set the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the =
system
  > locked up hard, I pulled power, and I haven't been able to reboot
  > since.
  > FYI, I had been using Pause-O to suspend the system.
  > I was in "su" mode at the time I used the date command.
  > The command I used was "date 08301415" because "date 0008301415" =
would
  > not take eventhough that is the correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)
     =20
      For what it's worth,  mmddHHMMyy is the correct sequence, so=20
      date 0830141500 is what you should have entered.

      Regards,
      Arno
  _______________________________________________
  Sparcbook mailing list  -  Sparcbook at sunhelp.org
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I'm now getting....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial># date 9808311118<BR>Mon Aug 31 11:18:00 EDT =
1998<BR>#=20
date 9908311118<BR>Tue Aug 31 11:18:00 EDT 1999<BR># date =
0008311118<BR>Wed Dec=20
31 18:59:59 EST 1969<BR>#</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>any ideas how I can get the year set to =
2000?</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
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  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Darno at panix.com href=3D"mailto:arno at panix.com">Arno =
Uhlmelmahei</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dsparcbook at sunhelp.org=20
  href=3D"mailto:sparcbook at sunhelp.org">sparcbook at sunhelp.org</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 31, 2000 =
10:49=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SPARCbook] =
WARNING: TOD=20
  clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>&gt; Doug Moore wrote:<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; After =
attempting to set=20
  the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the system<BR>&gt; locked up hard, =
I pulled=20
  power, and I haven't been able to reboot<BR>&gt; since.<BR>&gt; FYI, I =
had=20
  been using Pause-O to suspend the system.<BR>&gt; I was in "su" mode =
at the=20
  time I used the date command.<BR>&gt; The command I used was "date =
08301415"=20
  because "date 0008301415" would<BR>&gt; not take eventhough that is =
the=20
  correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  For what it's worth,&nbsp; mmddHHMMyy is the correct sequence, so=20
  <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; date 0830141500 is what you should have=20
  entered.<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Regards,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  Arno<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Sparcbook =
mailing=20
  list&nbsp; -&nbsp; <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:Sparcbook at sunhelp.org">Sparcbook at sunhelp.org</A><BR><A=20
  =
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From niche at infinet.com  Thu Aug 31 10:35:47 2000
From: niche at infinet.com (Doug Moore)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:35:47 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] date won't accept 00 for year 2000
Message-ID: <mailman.958.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

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How can I get my SunOS Release 4.1.3 (SPARCBOOK_A.2.3) to respond to =
date in the following format so I can enter the year 2000?

date [[mmdd]hhmm[[cc]yy][.ss]]

All I've been able to do so far is get to the year 1999...

# /usr/5bin/date 0831112700
Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 EST 1969
# /usr/5bin/date 0831112899
Tue Aug 31 11:28:00 EDT 1999
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respond to date in the following format so I can enter the year =
2000?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DCourier>date [[mmdd]hhmm[[cc]yy][.ss]]</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DCourier>All I've been able to do so far is get to the =
year=20
1999...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial># /usr/5bin/date 0831112700<BR>Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 =
EST=20
1969<BR># /usr/5bin/date 0831112899<BR>Tue Aug 31 11:28:00 EDT=20
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From wstrange at polarisdata.com  Thu Aug 31 10:46:22 2000
From: wstrange at polarisdata.com (Bill Strange)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:46:22 -0500
Subject: [SPARCbook] date won't accept 00 for year 2000
Message-ID: <mailman.959.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Doug

Which, specifically, sparcbook do you have?

Bill Strange

Doug Moore wrote:

> How can I get my SunOS Release 4.1.3 (SPARCBOOK_A.2.3) to respond to
> date in the following format so I can enter the year 2000?
>
> date [[mmdd]hhmm[[cc]yy][.ss]]
>
> All I've been able to do so far is get to the year 1999...
>
> # /usr/5bin/date 0831112700
> Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 EST 1969
> # /usr/5bin/date 0831112899
> Tue Aug 31 11:28:00 EDT 1999
> #

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From shatle at vue.com  Thu Aug 31 10:55:39 2000
From: shatle at vue.com (Hatle, Steven J.)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:55:39 -0500
Subject: [SPARCbook] date won't accept 00 for year 2000
Message-ID: <mailman.960.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

The problem is "SunOS Release 4.1.3". I don't believe there are any patches
for this rev of OS to make it Y2K aware.
 
My 3GX is running swimmingly with 2.6. You'll probably have to upgrade OS to
get Y2K functionality.
 
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Moore [mailto:niche at infinet.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:36 AM
To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SPARCbook] date won't accept 00 for year 2000



How can I get my SunOS Release 4.1.3 (SPARCBOOK_A.2.3) to respond to date in
the following format so I can enter the year 2000?

date [[mmdd]hhmm[[cc]yy][.ss]]

All I've been able to do so far is get to the year 1999...

# /usr/5bin/date 0831112700
Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 EST 1969
# /usr/5bin/date 0831112899
Tue Aug 31 11:28:00 EDT 1999
#





From niche at infinet.com  Thu Aug 31 11:03:08 2000
From: niche at infinet.com (Doug Moore)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:03:08 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] date won't accept 00 for year 2000
Message-ID: <mailman.961.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

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Sparcbook 3
How can I tell if it is a GX or GS?
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Bill Strange=20
  To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 11:46 AM
  Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] date won't accept 00 for year 2000


  Doug

  Which, specifically, sparcbook do you have?

  Bill Strange

  Doug Moore wrote:

  > How can I get my SunOS Release 4.1.3 (SPARCBOOK_A.2.3) to respond to
  > date in the following format so I can enter the year 2000?
  >
  > date [[mmdd]hhmm[[cc]yy][.ss]]
  >
  > All I've been able to do so far is get to the year 1999...
  >
  > # /usr/5bin/date 0831112700
  > Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 EST 1969
  > # /usr/5bin/date 0831112899
  > Tue Aug 31 11:28:00 EDT 1999
  > #

  --
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  Bill Strange

  POLARIS E&E SERVICES, INC.
  25025 I-45N  Suite 380
  The Woodlands, TX  77380
  281-367-6000  Voice
  281-367-6160  Facsimile
  281-460-1990  Cellular
  www.polarisdata.com

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From arno at panix.com  Thu Aug 31 11:08:40 2000
From: arno at panix.com (Arno Uhlmelmahei)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:08:40 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] date won't accept 00 for year 2000
Message-ID: <mailman.962.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

> Doug Moore wrote:
> 
> How can I get my SunOS Release 4.1.3 (SPARCBOOK_A.2.3) to respond to
> date in the following format so I can enter the year 2000?
> 
> date [[mmdd]hhmm[[cc]yy][.ss]]
> 
> All I've been able to do so far is get to the year 1999...
> 
> # /usr/5bin/date 0831112700
> Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 EST 1969
> # /usr/5bin/date 0831112899
> Tue Aug 31 11:28:00 EDT 1999
> #


    Offhand I'd say you cant, as 4.1.3's date doesnt support
  changing the century. Time to install 5.6.

   Regards,
   Arno




From niche at infinet.com  Thu Aug 31 11:29:41 2000
From: niche at infinet.com (Doug Moore)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:29:41 -0400
Subject: [SPARCbook] Sollution to date won't accept 00 for year 2000
Message-ID: <mailman.963.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

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I chose to use /usr/5bin/date because it accepted the format, =
"mmddhhmmyy".
I set the date to 12/13/99 23:58 and waited for the clock to roll over =
into the year 2000.

# /usr/5bin/date 1231235899
Fri Dec 31 23:58:00 EST 1999
# date
Fri Dec 31 23:58:58 EST 1999
# date
Fri Dec 31 23:59:53 EST 1999
# date
Sat Jan  1 00:00:01 EST 2000

I then set the date and time without specifying the year and I was back =
in business!

# /usr/5bin/date 08311219
Thu Aug 31 12:19:00 EDT 2000

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I chose to use /usr/5bin/date because it =
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format, "mmddhhmmyy".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I set the date to 12/13/99 23:58 and waited for =
the clock=20
to roll over into the year 2000.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial># /usr/5bin/date 1231235899<BR>Fri Dec 31 =
23:58:00 EST=20
1999<BR># date<BR>Fri Dec 31 23:58:58 EST 1999<BR># date<BR>Fri Dec 31 =
23:59:53=20
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the year=20
and I was back in business!</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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From sunder at sunder.net  Thu Aug 31 14:40:20 2000
From: sunder at sunder.net (sunder)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:40:20 -0700
Subject: [SPARCbook] how to tell apart a GX from a GS
Message-ID: <mailman.964.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Doug Moore wrote:

>Sparcbook 3
>How can I tell if it is a GX or GS?

If the clock speed is 110MHz, it's a GX, if it's 85Mhz and you have an
800x600 display, it's a GS, if it's 85Mhz, and you've got a 640x480 display, it's likely an XP.

GS's and GX's usually say so on a sticker somewhere on the display, and
some of the pre-OpenBoot Prom logos will tell you depending on your ROM.


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From marginboy at hotmail.com  Thu Aug 31 15:29:59 2000
From: marginboy at hotmail.com (Edward Smithers)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:29:59 GMT
Subject: [SPARCbook] S3GX bootup
Message-ID: <mailman.965.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

Just purchased a used S3GX

S3GX bootup

Remains on 001 in the LCD status for 15-30 seconds before the screen comes 
up. Is this normal? It seems an awful long time, and I hear of peoples 
systems failing at 001 as the screen NEVER comes up!!

My NVRAM seems also to have failed (corrupted checksum error on boot) 
although my hostid, mac and model seem to have been retained ok!

I can't do any setenv. Has my nvram really failed? If so why does it retain 
the above info!

Cheers

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From Hugo.van.der.Kooij at caiw.nl  Thu Aug 31 16:32:40 2000
From: Hugo.van.der.Kooij at caiw.nl (Hugo.van.der.Kooij at caiw.nl)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:32:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: [SPARCbook] WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK AND
 RESET  THE DATE!
Message-ID: <mailman.966.1293827656.14403.sparcbook@sunhelp.org>

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Arno Uhlmelmahei wrote:

> > Doug Moore wrote:
> > 
> > After attempting to set the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the system
> > locked up hard, I pulled power, and I haven't been able to reboot
> > since.
> > FYI, I had been using Pause-O to suspend the system.
> > I was in "su" mode at the time I used the date command.
> > The command I used was "date 08301415" because "date 0008301415" would
> > not take eventhough that is the correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)
>     
>     For what it's worth,  mmddHHMMyy is the correct sequence, so 
>     date 0830141500 is what you should have entered.

Wasn't the unpatched date command in Solaris 2.6 one of the few Y2k
issues?

Hugo.

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