Sun Blade 1000
- cpu: 1 x UltraSPARC III @ 900 MHz module (Sun part number 501-5770)
- memory: 4096 MB, 4 x DIMMs in bank 0, 4 x DIMMs in bank 1 (was: 1024 MB, 4 x DIMMs in bank 0)
- graphics: PGX64 - ATI Rage XL (8MB SGRAM, PCI)
- hard drive: 18.2 GB - Segate Cheetah ST318203FC 10k rpm, in the lower slot (Note: this machine uses fibre channel (FC) drives)
- optical drive: yes
- floppy drive: no
- smart card reader: yes
OBP version: 4.13 - Release 4.13.0 created 2004/01/19 18:27
serial console: use a nullmodem (crossed) serial cable, connect it to port A, and use 9600-8-N-1 as parameters, like so: cu -l /dev/cuaU0 -s9600.
stop-N: not possible with usb keyboard. Instead, wait until the green led in the power button blinks, then double-press the power button (like a double-click with the mouse).
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Links
OBP reference, OpenBSD schsio(4), tda(4),
History
2021-07-13: I re-created this page on my self-hosted web server.
2020-10-20: the machine restarted (rebooted?) by itself, then it turned the green light in the power button off. Perhaps the PSU needs fixing? Or perhaps it doesn't like to run without fan control for too long?
2020-10-20: memory - I replaced the memory in the machine with the memory I got from Magnus L. in Sweden. The machine required two power-ons; on the first one the machine didn't boot (no green light in power button, no fans starting), but on the second try it started. Memory is reported correctly
root@blade1k# sysctl hw.machine; sysctl hw.model;sysctl hw.physmem hw.machine: sparc64 hw.model: Sun Microsystems UltraSparc-III hw.physmem: 4281221120
ok.
2020-10-19: I re-seated the CPU by following the procedure for removing and installing in the document "816-3221-12_Sun Blade 1000 Ultrasparc III Cu Module.pdf", that helped. Power on the machine, The Sun badge lits up, a while later the fans spin up and the green light in the power button lights. Power down, insert the drive and try to boot it.
2014-09-24: I took out the hard drive - nope, the machine still won't boot. No green light in the power button, no beep, no fans. The SUN logo lights up, that's all.
2014-09-22: I changed the battery - that didn't help. Changed it back again. Took out the idprom chip and put it back again. Reseated the memory again. Still the machine won't boot - no green light in the power button. I also tested the interlock switch for the side cover - if you remove it the PSU turns off. Cool.
2014-09-21: trying to power up my Blade 1k today (keyboard, mouse and screen attached), it won't cooperate (no light in power switch). Reseated memory - didn't help. Checked the battery (CR1632) it is at 2.8V - maybe that's it. Clas Ohlson have it 32-3776, NOK 29.-
2013-03-15: the package from Sweden (Magnus L.) arrived in my mailbox.
2013-03-13: Magnus L. sent a mail to tell me he had posted the package with the memory.
2013-03-09: as a result of a thread on the freebsd-sparc64 mailing list, a friendly swede contacted me and offered me 4 GB RAM in the form of 8 x Sun 501-5030 (X7051A 512MB) SDRAM modules - for free.
2011-08-21: I tried powering up the machine again with a keyboard and mouse attached. At first it was unwilling (no light in power button), but after I opened it up and re-seated the memory, it came up. After starting to boot from the hard drive, it powered off again. Perhaps the drive is dying. I replaced the drive with my new 73.4 GB drive, and booted again. Of course it can't boot from the drive. From the OBP, this is what it says about the drive (transcribed):
ok probe-scsi LiD HA LUN --- Port WWN --- ----- Disk description ----- 1 1 0 2100000c504fe195 IBM-ESXSST373307FC F B35F ok
and boot cdrom boots the CD.
2011-08-11: I received the ST373307FC hard drive.
2011-08-05: I purchased a hard drive on eBay: IBM ST373307FC 73.4 GB, fibre channel, 10k RPM, for USD 11.99 + USD 9.0 in shipping.
2010-08-22: even more info:
# eeprom test-args: data not available. diag-passes=1 enclosure-type=540-3256-15 banner-name=SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 energystar-enabled?=true pcia-probe-list=4,1 pcib-probe-list=5,6,1,2,3,4 local-mac-address?=false fcode-debug?=false silent-mode?=false scsi-initiator-id=7 oem-logo: data not available. oem-logo?=false oem-banner: data not available. oem-banner?=false ansi-terminal?=true screen-#columns=80 screen-#rows=34 ttyb-rts-dtr-off=false ttyb-ignore-cd=true ttya-rts-dtr-off=false ttya-ignore-cd=true ttyb-mode=9600,8,n,1,- ttya-mode=9600,8,n,1,- output-device=screen input-device=keyboard load-base=16384 auto-boot?=true boot-command=boot diag-file: data not available. diag-device=net boot-file: data not available. boot-device=disk net use-nvramrc?=false nvramrc: data not available. security-mode=none security-password: data not available. security-#badlogins=0 #power-cycles=364 diag-script=none diag-level=min diag-switch?=false error-reset-recovery=boot
2010-08-22: various info:
# uname -a SunOS timothehome 5.10 Generic sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 # prtdiag -v System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (UltraSPARC-III) System clock frequency: 150 MHZ Memory size: 1GB ==================================== CPUs ==================================== E$ CPU CPU CPU Freq Size Implementation Mask Status Location --- -------- ---------- ------------------- ----- ------ -------- 0 900 MHz 8MB SUNW,UltraSPARC-III 5.11 on-line +-board/cpu0 ================================= IO Devices ================================= Bus Freq Slot + Name + Type MHz Status Path Model ---- ---- ---------- ---------------------------- -------------------- pci 33 +s/system-board ebus/ns87317-ecpp (parallel) okay /pci@8,700000/ebus@5/parallel pci 33 +s/system-board ebus/se (serial) okay /pci@8,700000/ebus@5/serial@1,400000 pci 33 +s/system-board pci108e,1101 (network) SUNW,pci-eri okay /pci@8,700000/network pci 33 +s/system-board pciclass,0c0010 (firewire) okay /pci@8,700000/firewire@5,2 pci 33 +s/system-board scsi-pci1000,f (scsi-2) okay /pci@8,700000/scsi pci 33 +s/system-board scsi-pci1000,f (scsi-2) okay /pci@8,700000/scsi pci 33 +s/system-board SUNW,qlc-pci1077,2200 (scsi-+ okay /pci@8,600000/SUNW,qlc@4 pci 33 +s/system-board SUNW,m64B (display) SUNW,370-4362 okay /pci@8,600000/SUNW,m64B ============================ Memory Configuration ============================ Segment Table: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Base Address Size Interleave Factor Contains ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 0x0 1GB 2 BankIDs 0,2 Bank Table: ----------------------------------------------------------- Physical Location ID ControllerID GroupID Size Interleave Way ----------------------------------------------------------- 0 0 0 512MB 0 2 0 0 512MB 1 Memory Module Groups: -------------------------------------------------- ControllerID GroupID Labels Status -------------------------------------------------- 0 0 chassis/system-board/J0100 0 0 chassis/system-board/J0202 0 0 chassis/system-board/J0304 0 0 chassis/system-board/J0406 ============================ Environmental Status ============================ Fan Status: --------------------------------------- Location Sensor Status --------------------------------------- +stem-fan-slot system-fan okay +/cpu-fan-slot cpu-fan okay +r-supply-slot power-supply okay --------------------------------------- Temperature sensors: ------------------------------------ Location Sensor Status ------------------------------------ +em-board/cpu0 Die okay +em-board/cpu0 Ambient okay ================================ HW Revisions ================================ ASIC Revisions: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Path Device Status Revision ------------------------------------------------------------------- /pci@8,700000 pci108e,8001 okay 4 /pci@8,600000 pci108e,8001 okay 4 /pci@8,700000/ebus@5 ebus okay 1 System PROM revisions: ---------------------- OBP 4.13.0 2004/01/19 18:27 POST 4.13.0 2004/03/15 19:13 # prtconf System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u Memory size: 1024 Megabytes System Peripherals (Software Nodes): SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 scsi_vhci, instance #0 packages (driver not attached) SUNW,builtin-drivers (driver not attached) deblocker (driver not attached) disk-label (driver not attached) terminal-emulator (driver not attached) dropins (driver not attached) kbd-translator (driver not attached) obp-tftp (driver not attached) SUNW,i2c-ram-device (driver not attached) SUNW,fru-device (driver not attached) ufs-file-system (driver not attached) chosen (driver not attached) openprom (driver not attached) client-services (driver not attached) options, instance #0 aliases (driver not attached) memory (driver not attached) virtual-memory (driver not attached) SUNW,UltraSPARC-III, instance #0 memory-controller, instance #0 pci, instance #0 ebus, instance #0 flashprom (driver not attached) i2c, instance #0 nvram, instance #0 idprom (driver not attached) dimm-fru, instance #1 dimm-fru, instance #2 dimm-fru, instance #3 dimm-fru, instance #4 bbc (driver not attached) ppm, instance #0 i2c, instance #1 cpu-fru, instance #5 temperature, instance #0 fan-control, instance #0 card-reader (driver not attached) motherboard-fru, instance #6 i2c-bridge (driver not attached) beep, instance #0 audio, instance #0 (driver not attached) rtc, instance #0 gpio (driver not attached) pmc (driver not attached) floppy (driver not attached) parallel (driver not attached) serial, instance #0 network (driver not attached) firewire, instance #0 usb, instance #0 scsi, instance #0 disk (driver not attached) tape (driver not attached) sd, instance #0 (driver not attached) sd, instance #1 (driver not attached) sd, instance #2 (driver not attached) sd, instance #3 (driver not attached) sd, instance #4 (driver not attached) sd, instance #5 (driver not attached) sd, instance #6 sd, instance #7 (driver not attached) sd, instance #8 (driver not attached) sd, instance #9 (driver not attached) sd, instance #10 (driver not attached) sd, instance #11 (driver not attached) sd, instance #12 (driver not attached) sd, instance #13 (driver not attached) sd, instance #14 (driver not attached) st, instance #0 (driver not attached) st, instance #1 (driver not attached) st, instance #2 (driver not attached) st, instance #3 (driver not attached) st, instance #4 (driver not attached) st, instance #5 (driver not attached) st, instance #6 (driver not attached) ses, instance #0 (driver not attached) ses, instance #1 (driver not attached) ses, instance #2 (driver not attached) ses, instance #3 (driver not attached) ses, instance #4 (driver not attached) ses, instance #5 (driver not attached) ses, instance #6 (driver not attached) ses, instance #7 (driver not attached) ses, instance #8 (driver not attached) ses, instance #9 (driver not attached) ses, instance #10 (driver not attached) ses, instance #11 (driver not attached) ses, instance #12 (driver not attached) ses, instance #13 (driver not attached) ses, instance #14 (driver not attached) ses, instance #15 (driver not attached) scsi (driver not attached) disk (driver not attached) tape (driver not attached) pci, instance #1 SUNW,qlc, instance #0 fp (driver not attached) disk (driver not attached) fp, instance #1 ssd, instance #1 SUNW,m64B (driver not attached) upa (driver not attached) ppm, instance #0 pseudo, instance #0
2010-08-22: I booted my Blade 1000 from net like this: boot net -s. It worked the first time! After boot I did this:
mount /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s0 /a (I fiured out the name from devalias in OBP and a listing of files in /dev/dsk) TERM=vt100 export TERM vi /a/etc/shadow (remove encrypted password for root, and save file) umount /a init 6 (reboot)
2010-08-22: I configured my client with make_template and make_client. JET has its quirks.
2010-08-21: I set up Solaris 10 as a VirtualBox appliance. I installed the JET framework, downloaded Solaris 10 for SPARC, and copied the media.
2010-08-20: Now all I need is the recover the password, and I'm all set. SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic 64-bit means that it runs Solaris 10.
2010-08-20: I got the package with the memory today. Installed, and booted the machine. Output on console:
SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (UltraSPARC-III) , No Keyboard Copyright 1998-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.13.0, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #50508950. Ethernet address 0:3:ba:2:b4:96, Host ID: 8302b496. Boot device: disk File and args: SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic 64-bit Copyright 1983-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. WARNING: Last shutdown is later than time on time-of-day chip; check date. Hostname: timothehome checking ufs filesystems /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s7: is logging. timothehome console login: Feb 22 10:30:54 timothehome sendmail[279]: My unqualified host name (localhost) unknown; sleeping for retry Feb 22 10:30:54 timothehome sendmail[280]: My unqualified host name (localhost) unknown; sleeping for retry Feb 22 10:31:54 timothehome sendmail[279]: unable to qualify my own domain name (localhost) -- using short name Feb 22 10:31:54 timothehome sendmail[280]: unable to qualify my own domain name (localhost) -- using short name
It works! Yay!
2010-08-11: package with memory shipped.
2010-08-08: ordered replacement memory from eBay: Sun X7053A 501-5401 1 GB (4 × 256MB SDRAM DIMMs).
2010-07-06: The system won't boot either, seems like there is a problem with the memory (RAM):
ok boot FATAL: OpenBoot initialization sequence prematurely terminated. FATAL: system is not bootable, boot command is disabled
ok
2010-07-06: strange, more and more info comes to:
ok .version Release 4.13.0 created 2004/01/19 18:27 OBP 4.13.0 2004/01/19 18:27 POST 4.13.0 2004/03/15 19:13 OBDIAG 4.13.0 2004/01/19 18:30 ok
I can't remember seeing all this before.
2010-07-06: the banner looks like this:
ok banner SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 (UltraSPARC-III) , No Keyboard Copyright 1998-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.13.0, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #50508950. Ethernet address 0:3:ba:2:b4:96, Host ID: 8302b496. ok
Nice to know.
2010-07-06: with the help of the forum at Nekochan.net, I was able to figure out more things once I got back into the OBP:
ok set-defaults Setting NVRAM parameters to default values. ok
Then
ok .idprom Format/Type: 1 83 Ethernet: 0 3 ba 2 b4 96 Date: 6 20 20 1 Serial: 2 b4 96 Checksum: 3c
So that's it then. More info:
ok printenv Variable Name Value Default Value test-args diag-passes 1 1 enclosure-type 540-3256-15 No default banner-name SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 No default energystar-enabled? true No default pcia-probe-list 4,1 4,1 pcib-probe-list 5,6,1,2,3,4 5,6,1,2,3,4 local-mac-address? false false fcode-debug? false false silent-mode? false false scsi-initiator-id 7 7 oem-logo No default oem-logo? false false oem-banner No default oem-banner? false false ansi-terminal? true true screen-#columns 80 80 screen-#rows 34 34 ttyb-rts-dtr-off false false ttyb-ignore-cd true true ttya-rts-dtr-off false false ttya-ignore-cd true true ttyb-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,- ttya-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,- output-device screen screen input-device keyboard keyboard load-base 16384 16384 auto-boot? true true boot-command boot boot diag-file diag-device net net boot-file boot-device disk net disk net use-nvramrc? false false nvramrc security-mode none No default security-password No default security-#badlogins 0 No default #power-cycles 350 No default diag-script none none diag-level min min diag-switch? false false error-reset-recovery boot boot
Cool.
2010-06-28: the battery (CR1632) is ok.
2010-06-28: trying several times I got a banner out of it:
ok banner , No Keyboard Copyright 1998-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. OpenBoot 4.13.0, 0 MB memory installed, Serial #0. Ethernet address 0:0:0:0:0:0, Host ID: 00000000. The IDPROM contents are invalid
Now, what to do with it. This thread says it might be the IDPROM. Not good.
2010-06-28: Somehow I got into OBP. It display this:
Corrected ECC Error ok Corrected ECC Error ok Corrected ECC Error ok Corrected ECC Error ok Corrected ECC Error ok
Doesn't look good to me. A few more commands:
ok .version Release 4.13.0 created 2004/01/19 18:27 ok .enet-addr 0:0:0:0:0:0 ok .idprom Format/Type: 0 0 Ethernet: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Date: 0 0 0 0 Serial: 0 0 0 Checksum: 0 ok .traps 001 Power On Reset 002 Watchdog Reset 003 Externally Initiated Reset 004 Software Initiated Reset 005 RED State Exception 008 Instruction Access Exception 00a Instruction Access Error 010 Illegal Instruction 011 Privileged Opcode 020 FP Disabled 021 FP Exception IEEE 754 022 FP Exception Other 023 TAG Overflow 024 ... 027 Clean Window 028 Division by Zero 030 Data Access Exception 032 Data Access Error 034 Memory Address not Aligned 035 LDDF Memory Address not Aligned 036 STDF Memory Address not Aligned 037 Privileged Action 041 ... 04f Interrupt Level 1 - 15 060 Interrupt Vector 061 PA Watchpoint 062 VA Watchpoint 063 Corrected ECC Error 064 ... 067 Fast Instruction Access MMU Miss 068 ... 06b Fast Data Access MMU Miss 06c ... 06f Fast Data Access Protection 070 Fast ECC Error 080 ... 09f Spill Normal 0 - 7 0a0 ... 0bf Spill Other 0 - 7 0c0 ... 0df Fill Normal 0 - 7 0e0 ... 0ff Fill Other 0 - 7 100 ... 17f Trap Instruction (Ticc) ok show-devs /SUNW,UltraSPARC-III /virtual-memory /memory /aliases /options /openprom /chosen /packages /openprom/client-services /packages/dropins /packages/terminal-emulator /packages/disk-label /packages/deblocker /packages/SUNW,builtin-drivers ok show-sbus show-sbus ? ok .speed .speed ? ok printenv Variable Name Value Default Value test-args diag-passes 1 1 enclosure-type No default banner-name No default energystar-enabled? true No default pcia-probe-list 4,1 4,1 pcib-probe-list 5,6,1,2,3,4 5,6,1,2,3,4 local-mac-address? false false fcode-debug? false false silent-mode? false false scsi-initiator-id 7 7 oem-logo No default oem-logo? false false oem-banner No default oem-banner? false false ansi-terminal? true true screen-#columns 80 80 screen-#rows 34 34 ttyb-rts-dtr-off false false ttyb-ignore-cd true true ttya-rts-dtr-off false false ttya-ignore-cd true true ttyb-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,- ttya-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,- output-device screen screen input-device keyboard keyboard load-base 16384 16384 auto-boot? true true boot-command boot boot diag-file diag-device net net boot-file boot-device disk net disk net use-nvramrc? false false nvramrc security-mode 12 (invalid value) No default security-password No default security-#badlogins 205287023 No default #power-cycles 205287023 No default diag-script none none diag-level min min diag-switch? false false error-reset-recovery boot boot
That's all. One more thing:
ok set-defaults Setting NVRAM parameters to default values. Corrected ECC Error ok printenv Variable Name Value Default Value test-args diag-passes 1 1 enclosure-type No default banner-name No default energystar-enabled? true No default pcia-probe-list 4,1 4,1 pcib-probe-list 5,6,1,2,3,4 5,6,1,2,3,4 local-mac-address? false false fcode-debug? false false silent-mode? false false scsi-initiator-id 7 7 oem-logo No default oem-logo? false false oem-banner No default oem-banner? false false ansi-terminal? true true screen-#columns 80 80 screen-#rows 34 34 ttyb-rts-dtr-off false false ttyb-ignore-cd true true ttya-rts-dtr-off false false ttya-ignore-cd true true ttyb-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,- ttya-mode 9600,8,n,1,- 9600,8,n,1,- output-device screen screen input-device keyboard keyboard load-base 16384 16384 auto-boot? true true boot-command boot boot diag-file diag-device net net boot-file boot-device disk net disk net use-nvramrc? false false nvramrc security-mode 12 (invalid value) No default security-password No default security-#badlogins 205287023 No default #power-cycles 205287023 No default diag-script none none diag-level min min diag-switch? false false error-reset-recovery boot boot
I wonder why security-mode is invalid?
2010-06-28: Stripped and cleaned the machine, then put it together again. I have figured out one thing: The machine powers on every time, but the fans do not start every time. Most of the times they stay silent when the machine powers up, and then nothing more happens. When the fans start, the machine beeps and the power light blinks, then turms teady green. After that the hard drive spins up. Nothing more happens.
2010-06-27: well, the machine powers up (both the Sun logo and the green power light shines) and the fans run. No image on screen, and no reaction on the keyboard. However, Stop-N equivalent (from OpenBoot Emergency Procedures) gives me this on the serial (ttya, 9600 baud) console:
Memory Configuration: Segment @ Base: 0 Size: 1024 MB ( 2-Way)
Interesting. Now How to get the screen working. This page claims that the Sun Blade 1000 only will boot with a Sun USB Keyboard attached. Well, mine starts without a keyboard connected. Perhaps it only works now and then? I still haven't managed a full boot.
2010-06-25: I bought the machine. According to the seller, it doesn't power on at all. A challenge.