[SunHELP] Ultra 5 pains

[Thomas Cameron]

WARNING - I tried that first, and it cooked the NVRAM module.  Not supposed
to, but it did.

Get an new NVRAM - they're cheap:  http://www.memoryx.net/ultra5nvram.html

Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hall" <chall at verio.net>
To: "Matthew Hattersley" <MatthewHattersley at businessserve.co.uk>
Cc: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [SunHELP] Ultra 5 pains


> [MatthewHattersley at businessserve.co.uk] Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at
03:49:24PM -0000 wrote:
> > Gotta Ultra 5 with Firmware password. Can't get rid of it... Can get to
ok
> > prompt but EVERYTHING requires formware password. Have also tried
ripping
> > NVRAM out of Motherboard.
> >
> > Any ideas people?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Mat
>
>    I had the same problem when i set a password on an Ultra5 and then
forgot the password, what i
> did was, (though this is NOT recommended) was jot down everything in the
output of the banner, and
> while the power is on, i pulled out the NVRAM chip for a sec and replaced
it. This cleared out NVRAM
> settings. I then followed the instructions to set the host id/ether at
>
>        http://www.squirrel.com/squirrel/sun-nvram-hostid.faq.html#QUICK
>
> Also, a quick google search i found (may be better but i did not try) was
this
>
>
http://www.sunmanagers.org/pipermail/summaries/2002-October/004059.html
>
>  If these fail you'll have to replace the chip i guess. Follow at your own
risk.
>
> Hope this helps
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> - Chris Hall
>
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