Subject: How to reset the bootprom password on an ELC?
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Kevin P. Neal <kpneal@pobox.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/23/1997 23:26:32
Say there is a SPARCstation ELC that has a password set on the boot prom.
Say this ELC doesn't have an OS.
What is needed to reset the password to allow access to the prom?
The most extreme thing I can think of would be to replace the NVRAM on the
board. Is there a less drastic solution? The machine isn't anywhere near me,
so I can't test obvious things like L1-N on powerup, but is there an easy
answer?
Thanks for the help. This is probably in a FAQ somewhere and I'm going to
end up feeling like a dolt, but hopefully not.
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