Sun ultra 40 boot problem AMD Opteron

Hi,
my Sun Ultra 40 will not boot, it is an AMD Opteron based machine, the cooling fans are spinning, but there is no msg to read on the monitor.
Occasionally I got it to boot, it ran for two weeks, but at next reboot it displays no signal to the video card.
I spotted this in the manual
===
During POST, the BIOS outputs the error code to I/O port 80h. The workstation
motherboard is equipped with a two segment LED display that displays the current
value of port 80h.
===
but I cannot get the glue in it, maybe because I have opteron AMD and this is targeted to sparc.
Last error msg I read was like this:
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Phoenix trusted core(TM) server
copyright 1985 - 2004 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
all rights reserverd
Build Time: 12/19/05 09:46:08
sun ultra 40 workstation BIOS version 1.050
CPU Stepping = E4 2000MHz
MemClk = 200 MHz Tcl=3.0 Trcd = 3 Tras = 8 Trp=3
1023 M System RAM Passed
1024 K cache SRAM Passed
System BIOS shadowed
Video BIOS Shadowed
ATAPI CD-ROM: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ - 845S
Mouse initialized
Kernel Library version:03.00.00.04
Strong ROM Version:03.00
Build:_P
Event log messages, enter setup to view
ERROR
0280: Previous boot incomplete -
Default configuration used
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to setup
===
what can I do? is the motherboard faulty? How can I get it to boot from CD
and run a system diagnosis?
What mainboard is compatible? should I replace it with a newer mainboard + CPU + RAM?
Will it fit in the Sun Ultra 40 desktop tower?

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I'm running Solaris 10 on my Ultra 60. I've been using for many months - without any problems - Sun Update Manager in order to keep the system updated. Lately it always tells me that patch 119850-21 is available, but when it tries to install it fails. I also tried to download and install that patch manually in single mode with patchadd, and also tried smpatch. Both of them fail to install this patch, reporting problems in checkinstall, saying that the patch is already installed - which is not true according to 'patchadd -p'.
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# cat /etc/release
Solaris 10 1/06 s10s_u1wos_19a SPARC
Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Assembled 07 December 2005
# uname -a
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# showrev -p | egrep '119850|118822|118833'
Patch: 118822-25 Obsoletes: 118548-01, 118550-04, 119719-01, 119205-03, 119207-02, 119564-01, 119215-02, 119334-02, 119566-01, 119831-01, 119682-02, 118859-01, 118992-03, 119858-02, 120197-01, 118850-03, 119589-03, 118551-03, 118835-04, 118846-02, 118923-04, 119075-14, 119577-01, 119683-02, 119832-02, 119945-02, 119951-01, 119949-02, 119983-01, 119990-01, 120017-02, 120302-01, 120304-05, 119947-02, 120066-01, 118553-04, 119591-03, 119979-01, 120537-05 Requires: 119578-10 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr, SUNWcsl, SUNWcnetr, SUNWckr, SUNWcakr, SUNWcsd, SUNWtoo, SUNWib, SUNWusb, SUNWopenssl-libraries, SUNWnfsckr, SUNWxge, SUNWrcmdc, SUNWmdb, FJSVmdb, SUNWpiclu, FJSVpiclu, SUNWcslr, SUNWmdr, SUNWmdu, SUNWintgige, SUNWipfr, SUNWipfu, SUNWcti2, SUNWefc, SUNWdrcr, SUNWdrr, SUNWidn, SUNWkey, SUNWluxl, SUNWdtrc, SUNWdtrp, SUNWpcmci, SUNWsndmr, SUNWsndmu, SUNWscpu, SUNWmdbr, FJSVmdbr, SUNW1394, SUNWcpr, SUNWqos, SUNWopenssl-commands, FJSVhea, SUNWhea, SUNWarcr, SUNWwrsm, SUNWwrsd, SUNWdfbh, SUNWmddr, SUNWftdur, SUNWpl5v
Patch: 118874-02 Obsoletes: Requires: 118822-14 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWhea
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Patch: 122856-02 Obsoletes: Requires: 118822-30 Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWsndmr, SUNWsndmu
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Boot device: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/disk0,0 File and args -F failsafe
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Redirected to slice: 1
Loading: /platform/SUNW, Ultra-60/ufsboot
Loading: /platform/sun4u/ufsboot
after which the system hangs (only mechanical shutoff works), or if the flag -F failsafe is used, the failsafe file is loaded, ``the file just loaded does not appear to be executable,'' and the system returns the ok prompt. I also tried making a bootable floppy disk by installing a bootblock, the ufsboot executable, and the kernel/unix executable from a working SunBlade 150 onto a floppy. The command boot floppy works as above, and can be forced to load the ufsboot file from the floppy, but ``the file just loaded does not appear to be executable''; the system returns the ok prompt without booting, but at least without hanging.
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Sun Ultra 24 - BIOS Update problem

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If any of my LaCie external USB disks are plugged in my Sun Ultra 20 M2, BIOS hangs and fails to boot. Bios is upgraded with latest version (Tools and drivers CD v. 1.6a). Furthermore, my LaCie mobile disk is listed on Solaris HCL.
LaCie Lacie Mobile Hard Drive 250 GB
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Enrico.

I indeed each a test with every USB device I could collect, including keyboards, and I did have the same problems with others disks, although no one with other kind of hardware.
Not being a problem of my disk, is it possible to file a bug for a workstation BIOS?
Thanks,
Enrico,

Yet Another CD-ROM problem Sun ultra 10

Hello There.
I just got a Sun ultra 10 and I am trying to install Solaris 10 on it using the original DVD that I got from sun.
However when i try running a boot cdrom at the ok prompt I see that it cannot read the label.
Im sure it is because it is a DVD and not a CD. Isn't it?
Can the sun ultra 10's CD reader read a DVD..i dont think so.
By the way is there a work around for this.
Is there a way to boot from the network. I am pretty new to the sparc platform and id love to have a simple How-to about booting from the network.
I have a 10 Mbps LAN connection at home with Dynamic IP addressing.
Hope to hear from you,
Aijaz.

hmmm..interesting.
I do not seem to have a spare DVD drive at the moment. Can i not connect an xternal DVD drive to that machine?
Additionally it says that the openboot version of the box is 3,19 and I wonder if it shud be at 3,3 inorder to have the proper install of the solaris 10.
Hope to hear from you soon,
regards
Aijaz.

Hard disk problem after installing Solaris 10 u5 on a Sun Ultra 24

Hi.
After receiving a new Sun Ultra 24, shipped with Solaris 10 u4, the first thing I did was installing Solaris 10 u5. X wouldn't start but that was not a big problem and installed it in text mode. Installation went fine but, when the system starts, a single beep is heard and after some seconds some warning message appear on the console, before the "Hostname: ..." message, informing that some read operation on my hard disk had timed out and were aborted. The system then starts up normally. The only other anomaly is that the diagnostic partition in unbootable.
I ran the hard disk tests from the tools and drivers CDs and all of the tests were passed. Solaris 10 u4 was working normally so I'm wondering if this may be a bug.
Thanks for your help,
Enrico.

Thanks anyway, I discovered what the problem was: a bug in Solaris 10 u5:
http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=58768&tstart=75
http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6536722
Thanks,
Enrico

K8N NEO4 Platinum cold boot problem with 165 opteron?

I have this board and have a cold boot problem with my opteron. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Its starting to get very anooying.
K8N NEO4 Platinum
165 opty dual core
2X1GB Ballistix PC4000
160GB sata2
7800GTX
X-Fi platinum
600 watt seasonic PSU

Well I am running them at the rated speed of 250 and the rated timings of 3-4-4-10 on the rated 2.8 volts. Ballistix have been known to die quickly when you throw to many volts at them for some reason. I dont get the cold boot problem with the OCZ. Once I finally get it to boot with the Ballistix it works just fine but the next morning I play hell to get it to boot again. I dont even get the main screen to let me get into bios. It just stays black. I have done all kinds of stress testing and ran memtest with no problems. I am really at a loss here.

Sun Ultra 20 Workstation - working very slow

Dear sir,
I have got 20 nos of Sun Ultra 20 Workstations, with AMD opteron 64 bit processors.i have installed Windows XP 64 bit o/s where in all the systems are facing the identical problems. it is that the system are working very slow. The users are using Autocad like Designing Software and while working for quite a little time and if the users saves the current documen or the file, the system gets hanged up.
I have the System BIOS version number : 2.1.7. but i found in the site that there is a latest update is available for the same. i am downloading it now. eventhough i am trying pls provide me a better solution as Soon as possible

Go here:
http://www.sun.com/desktop/workstation/ultra20/downloads.html
and install the latest BIOS and drivers for MS Windows
Bios updated to 2.2.3

Ffmpeg installation on Solaris 10 AMD opteron processor

Hi All,
I would like to know whether ffmpeg can be installed on Solaris 10 AMD opteron processor.
-BR

I've had the same problem when trying to install it, in my case the disklabel was created with parted and caused the problems. I've relabeld the disk by booting into single user mode from cdrom and executing these commands:
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0 bs=1024 count=20
# format
(select the disk ('0') and 'label' it)
(verify the label and quit)
# reboot
(installation questions)
Preparing system for Solaris install
Configuring disk (c0t0d0)
- Creating Solaris disk label (VTOC)
Creating and checking UFS file systems
- Creating / (c0t0d0s0)
- Creating /var (c0t0d0s1)
- Creating /usr (c0t0d0s6)
[...]

Booting Problems

Booting Problems
Help !! my new K8N does not boot from Hard Disk (sorry for very bad english)
My bios detect
Ide Primary MAster : Maxtor 40 Gb -34098H4 5400 rpm Ultra-ATA/100
Ide Primary Slave : ---
Ide Secondary Master : Seagate 120 gb Barracuda - st3120026a 7200 rpm
Ide Secondary Slave : CD-Rom Sony
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device :Floppy / CD-ROM / Hard Drive
I Format my first partition in NTFS (maxtor) installing XP then not Boot from my hard disk ...only boot from my bootable Xp CD
When i boot up it says
"Verifying DMI Pool Data ..........
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER"
Finally work!! ...but only work if I turn off Secondary Master & Slave in Bios ==> (NONE)
I change my the IDE HDD cable , jumpers , etc
The memory works good in my old PC (athlon 2.0 hs -MSI k4 ultra)
any suggestion , idea or opinion ? Thanks
CPU AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 3200+ Newcastle
BIOS Award Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
BIOS Award W7030NMS V1.4 082604
MSI K8N Neo Platinum (nVIDIA nForce3-S, AMD Hammer)
Soundblaster Live 5.1
Font Vitsuba Vtx-45-C (450 w)
ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128 mb (RV360) (Asus A9600XT) Internal DAC(400MHz)
Samsung SyncMaster 905DF(X)/955DF(X)/MagicSyncMaster CD195A
Microsoft Windows XP Professional V5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Service Pack 1
DIMM 1
Module Name SMT-OF-AMERICA
Module Size 256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed PC2700 (166 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 2.5
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh
Memory Timings
@ 166 MHz 2.5-3-3-7 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 133 MHz 2.0-3-3-6 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
DIMM 2
Memory Module Properties
Module Name SpecTek
Module Size 256 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed PC2700 (166 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage SSTL 2.5
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Reduced (7.8 us)
Memory Timings
@ 166 MHz 2.5-3-3-7 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 100 MHz 2.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)

hi Dzal,
1) Change
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device :Floppy / CD-ROM / Hard Drive
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device :Floppy / Hard Drive / CD-ROM
2) Bios
Advanced bios:
Hard Disk Boot Order
1st Maxtor 40 Gb -34098H4 5400 rpm Ultra-ATA/100
2nd Seagate 120 gb Barracuda - st3120026a 7200 rpm
if no [Pageup] [Pagedown] until Maxtor 40 Gb -34098H4 5400 rpm Ultra-ATA/100 top
save & exit
good luck

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