[SunHELP] NVRAM weirdness

Mike Nicewonger twmaster at twmaster.com
Thu Feb 7 22:49:02 CST 2002


On Thu, 07 Feb 2002, you wrote:
> sambo,
> 
> You will have to discuss this with Sun Microsystems and their Sun
> Education division since they are the ones handing out this information.
> 
> By the way, the SunEd instructor said that this will not fry your NVRAM!

Good that way when you smoke your freaking NVRAM you can get HIM to buy you a
new one.

Mike N
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> HM
> 
> 
> s at avoidant.org wrote:
> > 
> > Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> > 
> > > > I was told in a SunED class that you can turn the NVRAM chip around and
> > > > start the Sparc.  After a few seconds, the NVRAM will be cleared and
> > > > reset to the defaults.
> > >
> > > That sounds like the instructor is smoking crack.
> > 
> > Bad crack, at that. Do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, do this.
> > No, no, no. It will fry your NVRAM. If you do do it, I have one to sell
> > you, contact me off-list.
> > 
> > ---sambo
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