[comp.sys.sun] Memory problem on 3/60

mferrare@physics.adelaide.edu.au (Mark Ferraretto) (05/01/91)

We have 3 Sun 3/60s running SunOS 4.0.3 that just got upgraded from 4Mb to
8Mb.  Since the upgrade users have noticed that when they edit their files
they will find recent changes have not been made, strange characters have
been inserted in their files and one case one user got another user's file
overwritten on his file.  The w/s boot saying 8192k RAM available but they
only test 4Mb when switched on.  The jumpers have been set properly.  It
looks like there is some buffering problem because the files appear OK on
the file server (Sun 4/280 running 4.0.3).  The filesystems are exported
using NFS.

Any ideas?
       _             Name  : Mark Ferraretto	   Title: Computing Officer
      \  \           Place : Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics
 ||     \  \                 University of Adelaide
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ajay@meaddata.com (Ajay Patel) (06/05/91)

In article <2736@brchh104.bnr.ca>, mferrare@physics.adelaide.edu.au (Mark Ferraretto) writes:
|> We have 3 Sun 3/60s running SunOS 4.0.3 that just got upgraded from 4Mb to
|> 8Mb.  Since the upgrade users have noticed that when they edit their files
|> they will find recent changes have not been made, strange characters have
|> been inserted in their files and one case one user got another user's file
|> overwritten on his file.  The w/s boot saying 8192k RAM available but they
|> only test 4Mb when switched on.  The jumpers have been set properly.  It
|> looks like there is some buffering problem because the files appear OK on
|> the file server (Sun 4/280 running 4.0.3).  The filesystems are exported
|> using NFS.
|> 
|> Any ideas?
|>        _             Name  : Mark Ferraretto	   Title: Computing Officer
|>       \  \           Place : Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics
|>  ||     \  \                 University of Adelaide
|> ==========>==>==--   Aarnet: mferrare@physics.adelaide.edu.au

Once the memory has been installed and the jumpers have been reset, you
need to change the EEPROM locations for memory installed and memory tested.
To access EEPROM memory locations:

	1) perform a gracefull shutdown.
	2) at the monitor(>) prompt
	   >q 14 <ret>
	   EEPROM 014: 04?	-- system returns with 4MB installed
	3) at the prompt enter the hex value that matches the total
	   memory installed in the system:
	   EEPROM 014: 04? 10 <ret>  -- for 8 MB installed.
	   EEPROM 015: 04> 10 <space bar> <ret>  -- memory tested during bootup.
	   > (the space bar & return) takes you back to the monitor
	   prompt.

You can go through the process again to verify the changes made.  Finally,
power down.  Then turn power on and reboot. Good Luck!

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