[SunRescue] PROM password

[Darryl Barile]

Actually I did finally find some help on the NetBSD FAQ.

Involved "hot-swapping" the chip seemed to work fine
though I wouldn't consider it without risks


----- Original Message -----
From: Gregory Leblanc <GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 5:42 PM
Subject: RE: [SunRescue] PROM password


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Darryl Barile [mailto:dbarile at interserv.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 12:43 PM
> > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > Subject: [SunRescue] PROM password
> >
> > Hi:
> >
> > I recently picked up a Sparc 5/170 at a salvage sale.
> >
> > the PROM is password protected so I cannot even get to the ok prompt.
> >
> > Is there a way around this short of replacing the PROM??
>
> Check out the NVRAM FAQ.  There's a link to it from
http://www.sunhelp.org/
> Greg
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