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List:       linux-ultrasparc
Subject:    Re: [Re: [Re: Linux Status for Sun Netra T1 200 ]]
From:       Eric <ebrower () usa ! net>
Date:       2001-01-25 12:46:35
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Hmm.  It seems the new Netra (200) is significantly different
from the (100) model.  Whereas the 100 is based upon the CP1500
boardset, the 200 is probably closer to the AXe boardset.

Anyhow, I'd be interested in seeing the prtconf.  The LOM 
looks interesting.

E

Eric <ebrower@usa.net> wrote:
"David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com> wrote:

> Michael Pruznick writes:

>>   For deployment, stand alone boot will be required.  Will the f/w let
>>   me boot from a local scsi disk?  What about user flash?  Will f/w let
>>   me store/boot an initrd kernel image from a flash device?

> What do you mean by "user flash"?  There is no place to burn a flash
> outside of the OBP firmware image itself.

The Netra t1 boardset is very similar (if not identical) to the
CompactPCI CP1500 boardset, which contains two userflash devices
with 4MB each.  I am currently looking into support for the userflash devices
on the CP1500, so I assume this would work for Netra as well.
In the interim, you might be able to hack the jsflash driver for 
userflash, but I am investigating support via the MTD subsystem.

Aside from the current work on userflash, the CP1500 is fully supported.
Unfortunately, SMCC seems to have a 'flavor of the week' approach to
OBP device node naming, unlike SME, so I'd bet much of Netra t1 can 
be supported with a little hand-waving in the current drivers.

Once you get the box, please send me (offline) the output from 
'prtconf -pv' under Linux to satisfy my curiosities.

E




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