Subject: Re: NVRAM replacement on sun4c machines
To: Rob Healey <rhealey@norstar.com>
From: Jeff Rizzo <riz@NetBSD.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/13/2005 08:57:12
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Rob Healey wrote:

>
> The Mouser part won't work properly, you need the Dallas Semi version 
> of the chip; the Mouser part reports back the wrong value during the 
> boot and causes the PROM to bail. Specifically, it doesn't have the 
> high bit hard coded to zero so the dumb PROM test fails...
>
> Anyone know of a place that will sell the Dallas Semi part in onesy/
> twosy quantity?
>
> -Rob


You _might_ be able to get samples from Maxim;  they're willing to send
out many of their chips in onesy-twosy for free.  (Not all chips,
though, and I haven't checked about this one)

+j


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