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- From: wargopl@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Peter L. Wargo)
- Subject: Re: Sun 3/60 / Archive QIC-150 boot problems
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- References: <eric.724211784@roundtable.cif.rochester.edu> <BzAHv7.CoB@pix.com> <1992Dec19.054120.28196@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 14:06:44 GMT
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- lindh@uhasun.hartford.edu (Andrew Lindh) writes:
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- >In article <BzAHv7.CoB@pix.com>, lidl@pix.com (Kurt J. Lidl) writes:
- >> In article <eric.724211784@roundtable.cif.rochester.edu> eric@roundtable.cif.rochester.edu (Eric Volpe) writes:
- >> >Hi... I'm having a problem using a Sun 3/60 (prom rev lvl. 1.6) with
- >> >an Archive QIC-150 SCSI tape.
- >>
- >> I was told once by a fairly reliable source that all the sun3
- >> series computers didn't have support for booting off 150meg drives.
-
- >Just for your info, I have booted the SunOS on a Sun-2/120 (yes 68010)
- >with 1.1.2 ROMs. It takes a while and has a warning message, but it
- >boots from tape. And it works with SunOS 4.0.3
-
- Not too suprising. 68101 4.0.3 will boot off rev N proms. I know, I've
- done it. But, in the case of the 3/60, it's a whole different game.
- You need fairly recent boot proms to boot off tape successfully.
-
-
- >But I have heard of connect/disconnect problems with mixing the old
- >SCSI equipment. Personally I don't use the 2150s on my Sun-2, it's not
- >worth it, I just stick with the 60meg tape.
-
- Actually, a 2150S will not work reliably on a 2/120. To quote a friend
- of mine who used to OEM the buggers:
- "Sun used a bastard SCSI on the 2's. It's amazing anything works."
-
- I can agree, having tried many different disks & tapes. Another friend
- has a 2/120 running a CDC WREN IV, (and booting!) but most advanced
- disks won't work.
-
- -Pete
-
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