[geeks] E450 - continuing Solaris install saga

[JP Hindin]

On Mon, 15 Apr 2013, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> I think you want to use a key combination that resets OBP to default values. I
> had to use that a few times 'back in the day' to regain control of surplused
> machines that fell into my clutches from surplus sales & what-not...
>
> I think it's Stop + n, but that's a guess... ('Stop' key and 'n' held down
> during power-up, until system reboots)

Unfortunately the machines have gfx turned off, so I only have serial
console access and for the LIFE of me I can't figure out how to send a
break via serial (or Minicom is refusing to send it). I was sure it was
literally a ^Break, but apparently not.

 - JP

> On Apr 15, 2013, at 2:33 PM, JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
>
> > Well. There it is. Oh, and while I was waiting for the E450 to install, I
> > pulled a pair of E4000s out. One of them I can't break out of its
> > incessant 'boot from net' to talk to OBP, the other has a firmware
> > password. Anyone know the local RAM locations of the password set flag in
> > the NVRAM so I can clear it with an Arduino? :P
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