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In <381DCB69.52DAC7EE@lucent.com> younkins@lucent.com writes:

>I have a sparc 20 that I'm building and I can't get the video card built

>into the motherboard to pull the monitor. Matter of fact, I can't even
>get the SS20 to boot when the VSIMM is in the slot. I have to remove and

>view the boot up through the serial port to do anything. Anyone ever had

>this problem? Do I need a vsimm to pull the monitor on boot up?

If you want to use the on-board SX framebuffer, you *must* have a VSIMM
installed and it must go in the second SIMM slot back from the centre of the
motherboard.

Make sure you have the right VSIMM too - the ones made for the SS10-SX
machines will *not* work in SS-20's. You need a 501-2481 (4 meg) or 501-2482
(8 meg) VSIMM to use the on-board SX framebuffer on your SS-20.

The bootROM code should automatically detect the presence of the VSIMM and
enable the framebuffer. Yous also must have the Sun keyboard plugged in.

Regards,

Craig.

PS. I have a few 8 meg Sparc 20 VSIMM's available for A$450 each if anyone
needs one.
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