Subject: Re: Sparc Classic dilemma
To: Steven Grunza <steven_grunza@ieee.org>
From: Jon Lindgren <jlindgren@espus.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/01/2000 11:47:02
On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Steven Grunza wrote:
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> To get from situation (b) to situtation (a), you'll need to reset the
> EEPROM. I seem to recall the magic keyboard invocation as something like
> {L1}n but I'm not certain. Once the EEPROM is back to normal (no
> password), you're at situation (a).
IIRC, there was no key combo to erase the NVRAM. I think the only way was
to replace the chip (the larger, 20-24 pin TimeKeeper series I think) with
a new one and reprogram it.
Please someone correct me if I'm wrong. If there is a key sequence, it'd
be a nice piece of info to have...
-Jon
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