Re: Ultra 60 NVRAM

[vab%bb-c.de@localhost (Volker A. Brandt)]

Dave McGuire writes:
>   If memory serves, these chips are shipped with the clock stopped, and
> it must be started.  Very dusty neurons remind me that some systems
> react poorly to a non-incrementing clock.  That might be it.

AFAIK the OBP will detect a non-running clock and start it.  I used to
stop the clock inside the NVRAM when I put a sun4m-based system into
storage, as that would save on battery.

Unfortunately I never found the equivalent forth cmds for the sun4u
machines...


Regards -- Volker
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