[SunRescue] Rescueing a SGI Indigo

[Kurt Huhn]

I'll take a look tonight.  I just happen to have an indigo here that needs
an OS (but there isn't an NVRAM password).  I'll look at what's going under
the hood and post results.

Kurt

----- Original Message -----
From: <nick at snowman.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Rescueing a SGI Indigo


> That would probably wipe the entire nvram.  The crazy way to do it it boot
> the system, enter the prom monitor/sash/whatever, pull the nvram when it's
> about to ask for a password, put it back after allowing the blank or
> nonexistant password, and wipe it from prom.  I don't have an Indigo, so I
> don't know how hard it is to get to the nvram.  I suspect it's very hard.
> Nick
>
> On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Kurt Huhn wrote:
>
> > Great - but without the NVRAM password he can't install the OS.
> >
> > With Indys, there is a method for erasing the NVRAM password that
involves
> > jumpering the motherboard - it is outlined in Indytech on Reputable.com.
I
> > do not know if this same method will work on O2, but I'll wager a
paintball
> > gun that something similar will work.
> >
> > Kurt
> >
> > > > But (eh eh!), I got no passwords !
> > > > not the root one, not the nvram one, not a single user one ...
> > >
> > > You could put Linux on it..
> > >
> > > http://www.linux-mips.org
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Rescue maillist  -  Rescue at sunhelp.org
> > http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Rescue maillist  -  Rescue at sunhelp.org
> http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue