Thanks to Doug Mildram I have learned how to force the 'ok' prompt each and every time.  He told me to "setenv auto-boot? false.
Now I can do the probe-scsi and probe-scsi-all commands.  The results seem quite normal.  I will tell you all when I learn something.

Thanks again for your interest.
Ken



Ritacco, Alan wrote:
How about doing a reset-all
then tyring the probe-scsi
 
Al

________________________________

From: ken jones [mailto:kjones@ziplink.net]
Sent: Mon 3/19/2007 6:03 PM
To: Ritacco, Alan
Subject: Re: [Wlug] Problems with a Sparc ULTRA1


It kills the box.

The little note tells me that if I did a "stop a" that I must do a reset.  But the reset kills
the system and starts the boot process again which I can only stop with a "stop a"

I have not been able to figure out how to do the probe-scsi...

Thanks for your quick response.

Ken Jones

Ritacco, Alan wrote: 

	What do you see when you execute a:
	 
	probe-scsi
	and or
	probe-scsi all
	 
	after a: reset
	
	________________________________
	
	From: wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org on behalf of ken jones
	Sent: Mon 3/19/2007 5:27 PM
	To: WLUG
	Subject: [Wlug] Problems with a Sparc ULTRA1
	
	
	
	I just acquired by second Sparc ULTRA1 Creator.  It does not boot.
	After much struggle complaining about not finding sda4, it concludes:
	
	VSF: can not open root device "sda4" or 08:04
	Please append a correct "root=" boot device
	Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:04
	Press L1-a to return to the boot prom
	
	
	I've tried booting from my aurora 1.0 iso disk set.  No luck.
	I've tried booting from my just out of the envelope GENTOO disk.  No luck.
	
	Before it gives up it seems to have found the two scsi drives.
	It says:  Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id0, lun
	               Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id1, lun
	
	It has found the following partitions partitions if that is what these are.
	/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 p3 p4
	and
	/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0: p1 p3
	
	I stopped the boot: with a "stop a".
	ok test scsi >
	   CE DMA fill from address ffee2000 for 80 bytes succeeded
	   Dma register  test -- succeeded
	   Esp register test -- succeeded
	   Dma read test -- succeeded
	   Dma write test -- succeeded
	
	Any ideas?
	
	Ken Jones
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________________________________


	What do you see when you execute a:
	 
	probe-scsi
	and or
	probe-scsi all
	 
	after a: reset
	
	________________________________
	
	From: wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org on behalf of ken jones
	Sent: Mon 3/19/2007 5:27 PM
	To: WLUG
	Subject: [Wlug] Problems with a Sparc ULTRA1
	
	
	
	I just acquired by second Sparc ULTRA1 Creator.  It does not boot.
	After much struggle complaining about not finding sda4, it concludes:
	
	VSF: can not open root device "sda4" or 08:04
	Please append a correct "root=" boot device
	Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:04
	Press L1-a to return to the boot prom
	
	
	I've tried booting from my aurora 1.0 iso disk set.  No luck.
	I've tried booting from my just out of the envelope GENTOO disk.  No luck.
	
	Before it gives up it seems to have found the two scsi drives.
	It says:  Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id0, lun
	               Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id1, lun
	
	It has found the following partitions partitions if that is what these are.
	/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 p3 p4
	and
	/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0: p1 p3
	
	I stopped the boot: with a "stop a".
	ok test scsi >
	   CE DMA fill from address ffee2000 for 80 bytes succeeded
	   Dma register  test -- succeeded
	   Esp register test -- succeeded
	   Dma read test -- succeeded
	   Dma write test -- succeeded
	
	Any ideas?
	
	Ken Jones
	_______________________________________________
	Wlug mailing list
	Wlug@mail.wlug.org
	http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
	
	
	
	
	
	  



  

How about doing a reset-all then tyring the probe-scsi Al ________________________________ From: ken jones [mailto:kjones@ziplink.net] Sent: Mon 3/19/2007 6:03 PM To: Ritacco, Alan Subject: Re: [Wlug] Problems with a Sparc ULTRA1 It kills the box. The little note tells me that if I did a "stop a" that I must do a reset. But the reset kills the system and starts the boot process again which I can only stop with a "stop a" I have not been able to figure out how to do the probe-scsi... Thanks for your quick response. Ken Jones Ritacco, Alan wrote: What do you see when you execute a: probe-scsi and or probe-scsi all after a: reset ________________________________ From: wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org on behalf of ken jones Sent: Mon 3/19/2007 5:27 PM To: WLUG Subject: [Wlug] Problems with a Sparc ULTRA1 I just acquired by second Sparc ULTRA1 Creator. It does not boot. After much struggle complaining about not finding sda4, it concludes: VSF: can not open root device "sda4" or 08:04 Please append a correct "root=" boot device Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:04 Press L1-a to return to the boot prom I've tried booting from my aurora 1.0 iso disk set. No luck. I've tried booting from my just out of the envelope GENTOO disk. No luck. Before it gives up it seems to have found the two scsi drives. It says: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id0, lun Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id1, lun It has found the following partitions partitions if that is what these are. /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 p3 p4 and /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0: p1 p3 I stopped the boot: with a "stop a". ok test scsi > CE DMA fill from address ffee2000 for 80 bytes succeeded Dma register test -- succeeded Esp register test -- succeeded Dma read test -- succeeded Dma write test -- succeeded Any ideas? Ken Jones _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug ________________________________ What do you see when you execute a: probe-scsi and or probe-scsi all after a: reset ________________________________ From: wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org on behalf of ken jones Sent: Mon 3/19/2007 5:27 PM To: WLUG Subject: [Wlug] Problems with a Sparc ULTRA1 I just acquired by second Sparc ULTRA1 Creator. It does not boot. After much struggle complaining about not finding sda4, it concludes: VSF: can not open root device "sda4" or 08:04 Please append a correct "root=" boot device Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:04 Press L1-a to return to the boot prom I've tried booting from my aurora 1.0 iso disk set. No luck. I've tried booting from my just out of the envelope GENTOO disk. No luck. Before it gives up it seems to have found the two scsi drives. It says: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id0, lun Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id1, lun It has found the following partitions partitions if that is what these are. /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 p3 p4 and /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0: p1 p3 I stopped the boot: with a "stop a". ok test scsi > CE DMA fill from address ffee2000 for 80 bytes succeeded Dma register test -- succeeded Esp register test -- succeeded Dma read test -- succeeded Dma write test -- succeeded Any ideas? Ken Jones _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug