On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 06:39:30PM +0000, Miod Vallat wrote: > > Installing the latest snapshot from CD on a SS20, I get the following > > curious messages: > > [...] > > base51.tgz 4% |* | 2532 KB 06:07 > > ETAinstbin: sleep not compiled in > > Usage: instbin <prog> <args> ..., where <prog> is one of: > > dd mount_cd9660 df mount arch sync restore stty ln disklabel pax tar cpio > > ping > > cat ifconfig ls sysctl rtsol ping6 date less more mount_nfs grep egrep > > fgrep > > umount fsck sha256 mknod installboot route ftp reboot halt mount_ffs > > dhclient > > ed cp > > Wow. I have never seen this. What processor are you using, and with how > much memory?
Two TMS390Z50, see here: http://www.tmux.org/~tobiasu/hardware/sparcstation20/prom.txt > > I'll conveniently blame the memory or the processor cache, but as you > have checked, sleep is indeed available on the installation media, so > this error should never occur. > > Miod > The machine was stable for the time it ran (5h), but obviously the NVRAM battery is dead. I've managed to fry the nvram with a lab power supply despite connecting everything correctly (suspect a voltage spike from the crappy supply). A new part is on its way from Hongkong. I can probably say more about its stability under stress in a week or so.
