Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
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Just a quick question ...
We have reprogrammed the IDPROM NVRAM on older ULTRA and SB100s - probably running on OpenBoot 3.x and the mkp command always worked easily to reset the ethernet and host ID - SN
We just replaced the battery on a Sunblade 150 and am trying to reprogram the IDPROM
In the past we just ran these basic commands w/ the applicable ETH and Serial # data added.
Problem is that the mkp command returns a - mkp ?? result as it doesn't recognize the command?
Is it an OpenBoot version issue? This SB150 is running on OB 4.6 I believe
1 0 mkp
83 1 mkp
8 2 mkp
0 3 mkp
20 4 mkp
c0 5 mkp
ff 6 mkp
ee 7 mkp
0 8 mkp
0 9 mkp
0 a mkp
0 b mkp
c0 c mkp
ff d mkp
ee e mkp
0 f 0 do i idprom@ xor loop f mkp
We have reprogrammed the IDPROM NVRAM on older ULTRA and SB100s - probably running on OpenBoot 3.x and the mkp command always worked easily to reset the ethernet and host ID - SN
We just replaced the battery on a Sunblade 150 and am trying to reprogram the IDPROM
In the past we just ran these basic commands w/ the applicable ETH and Serial # data added.
Problem is that the mkp command returns a - mkp ?? result as it doesn't recognize the command?
Is it an OpenBoot version issue? This SB150 is running on OB 4.6 I believe
1 0 mkp
83 1 mkp
8 2 mkp
0 3 mkp
20 4 mkp
c0 5 mkp
ff 6 mkp
ee 7 mkp
0 8 mkp
0 9 mkp
0 a mkp
0 b mkp
c0 c mkp
ff d mkp
ee e mkp
0 f 0 do i idprom@ xor loop f mkp
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
I was thinking about firing up one of my old sparc20 or ultra10 and reprogram a new nvram to the blade 83 ID
and then swap it into the blade. ST micro makes new chips that need to be programmed . they are less than $20
M48T58Y-70PC1 I ordered one and am waiting for it to try...
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
That's what we ended up doing to get our SB150 running.
Bought some new NVRAM chips ... put them into one of our lab Ultra 5s and reprogrammed it with the correct Sn etc per instructions and then put it in the SB150.
Came right up.
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
thought the battery was encased in the nvram like older suns.
any idea what this battery is for?
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
the original nvram is M48T59Y-70PC1 these are obsolete and any out there are probably old with dead battery.
I bought a new M48T58Y-70PC1 which is still in production - configured it in ultra 10 ( 80 ID )with mkp and worked fine.
Then reconfigured it for blade ( 83 ID ) and transfered chip to blade - shows banner ok and starts booting
hard drive and stops and says " can't load TOD program terminated " I assume means time of day
Boots ok with another good nvram I have
Am i missing something or will these M48T58Y not work in a blade ??
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
programmed them in ultra10 and then installed chip in blade.
There are also US vendors that sell what they claim are new ones for the blade and they are like $50
Bought one of these and it also worked
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
the driver for the TOD-chip, which would indicate that it is using some of the registers available on
the 59, but not on the 58. AFAIK Solaris is not using this functionality, but I could be wrong. Patching
the driver would be ideal, but probably not worth the effort. I tried starting the kernel i debug-mode,
but it appears to halt before it comes that far.
The problem with the 59's currently on sale is that, AFAIK, they are all refurbished.
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues
Thanks to all who respond...
RE: Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues