Recent content by cgp

You know, there’s quite a variety of scotchbrite products, which type are you referring to here?

It should run as configured, but I don't how much testing there was originally on these machines. Note that the original kernel in binary form is here: https://nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net/nubus-pmac/test/vmlinux-2.4.27-040811.gz

Cross posting from TinkerDifferent: https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/powermac-7100-and-linux.4368/ In particular, I've reconstructed kernel source for the linux-2.4.27 that runs both Yellow Dog 3.0 and Debian 3.0 on Nubus Powermacs.

UTsource has the originals.

That C4/5/8/9 combo reeks all sorts of havoc. I’ve recently restored a Classic II and both serial ports didn’t work due to broken traces and blown vias in this area.

Actually, the Console5 kit doesn't include any ceramics - as the quagmirerepair.com page might imply - they're all aluminum electrolytics of decent quality. [Though I'm certainly not a spokesman for Console5 .. see https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/a-mostly-successful-iisi-restoration.3912/...

Here's one list: https://quagmirerepair.com/replacement-capacitor-kit-for-sony-mp-f75w-11g-3-5-floppy-disk-drive.html?srsltid=AfmBOorrqI87XaeDQRt3tdpqK8dkrb9guE_Gsj2Qkx1zj35oHYFdqgHV I got a fairly economical set from Console5.com.

I ran into this panic trying to run Jaguar on a machine (PM7600) with a Sil3112 SATA-PCI card. I've successfully used a reflashed Sil3112 on various G3s running MacOS9, Tiger, etc. I was disappointed that the PM7600 failed. I can run various flavors of Linux and classic Mac on this hardware but...

I've just restored an IIsi and I've also noticed buzzing as the mouse moves. My ADB is connected through a switch (actually an S-video switch). Observations: When the keyboard/mouse is directly connected, there's no buzzing. There'ss no buzzing on my comparable machines - IIci, SE30, LCIII...

Oh, and: 6. 8390 registers are indexed in ascending (not reversed) order.

So, yes .. it is possible to get Glenn's driver to work with this card .. but it's tricky: The register base offset of 0x80000 is different. The memory base offset of 0x40000 is different. The board ID is 962 (0x3c2). The byte lane wiring is awkward so register space mapping is convoluted and...

I've now modified the NetBSD-9.3 ae driver (supporting Apple/Asante/Farallon/etc cards with 8390 NICs) to match this odd-ball Sonic card and communicate correctly. The RAM base offset is 0x40000 and the register base is 0x80000. The tough part was figuring out (by trial and error) the register...

I wondered too. And tried. Nope :( I am making some progress on the NetBSD front. I have a NetSBD9.3-based 8390 driver that reads and decodes the Declaration ROM, sizes the RAM, reads the MAC addr, but then gets confused .. I'm not sure I'm correctly configuring the register space.

Glen's driver fails to match my card. Doing some archeology, in the Linux kernel, I see: /* Known <Cat,Type,SW,HW> tuples: (according to TattleTech and Slots) ... * Sonic Systems Ethernet A-Series Card: <4,1,268,256> ... * Farallon ethernet card: <4,1,268,256> (identical to Sonic Systems...

268/256 by the look: I could try patching Glenn's driver to match this and see what happens.