[SunRescue] Sparcstation IPC PROM

[Clay Mellender]

Oddly enough, that didnt work. I did have a secondary nvram laying around in
a non-posting IPC. I installed that, and tried what you suggested. didnt
work. put the original back in, and was greeted with the following error
"invalid nvram checksum --- setting to defaults"
*Now*  I can get in. go figure......

Clay


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Nicewonger" <twmaster at twmaster.com>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Sparcstation IPC PROM


> OK, try this, be warned this may cause the magic smoke to roll out of your
> machine, if it does I am not to be blamed.
>
> turn the box on, let it get to where it stops since there in no OS. do not
> type anything. Pull the NVRAM out while still powered on. type n for new
> command mode, when you get to an OK prompt put the NVRAM back in. then
reset
> the password security to none with this command:
>
> setenv security-mode none
>
> That should do it. I have done this dozens of times with no ill effect.
Like
> I said though YMMV.
>
> Mike N
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clay Mellender" <claym at mellender.org>
> To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 11:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Sparcstation IPC PROM
>
>
> > Unfortunately I dont have an OS on the disk that is in it.
> >
> > Clay
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Magnus Abrante" <magnus.abrante at sweden.sun.com>
> > To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 2:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Sparcstation IPC PROM
> >
> >
> > >
> > > If you can boot it up you can use the "eeprom" command, so you should
> > > see if you can get it to boot. Preferably on an installation to which
> > > you know the root password.
> > >
> > >
> > > file://Magnus
> > > /* This is my opinion and not the one of my empolyer */
> > >
> > >
> > > > How does one clear the password on the prom of an IPC?
> > > > If I cant clear it, can I do anything with the computer? Netboot?
> > Doorstop?
> > > >
> > > > Clay Mellender
> > > >
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