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.\" $NetBSD: prep,v 1.3 1999/01/13 07:30:09 ross Exp $
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Sun3x machines usually need little or no preparation before installing
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.Nx ,
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other than the usual, well advised precaution of BACKING UP
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ALL DATA on any attached storage devices.
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.Pp
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You will need to know the SCSI target ID of the drive on which you
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will install
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.Nx .
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.(Note
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SunOS/sun3x uses confusing names for
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the SCSI devcies: target 1 is sd2, target 2 is sd4, etc.
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.Note)
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.Pp
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It might be a good time to run the diagnostics on your Sun3x.
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The diagnostic switch forces all diagnostic information to be printed
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to the ttya serial port, so it is a good idea to first attach a terminal
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to it before proceeding.
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.Bl -tag -width indent -offset indent
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.It Em "for 3/460/470/480 machines
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Set the
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.Li Diag/Norm
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switch to the
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.Li Diagnostic
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position and power on the
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machine.
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.It Em "for 3/80 machines
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Power on the unit and enter the command
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.Ic q 70b 12
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and reboot. When you wish to return to normal boot mode, use
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.Ic q 70b 6 .
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.El
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.Pp
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The Sun3x ROM monitor can be configured to use any number of different
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devices as the system console.
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.Nx
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will use these settings as
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well, so it is important to insure that they are correct. The
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device used can be changed by editing the contents of the EEPROM
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variable located at address 0x1F. To do so, use the command
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.Ic q 1f .
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You will be prompted for a new value, which you can pick from
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below, or you can keep the current one by entering a period or blank
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line.
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.Dl 00: No "default graphics display
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.Dl 10: No "tty a (9600-N-8-1)
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.Dl 11: No "tty b (1200-N-8-1)
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.Dl 20: No "Color option board on P4
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