Subject: RE: VAX 4000/VLC prom password?
To: 'Chuck McManis' <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
From: Carlini, Antonio <antonio.carlini@riverstonenet.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/18/2001 20:58:16
>A friend of mine just picked up a VAX 4000/VLC (on my
recommendation as a
>nice small VAX) and I thought it was broken, because the 'sho dev'
produced
>"illegal command." Turns out it has had a password set, but of
course the
>seller didn't know that. Anyway, how does one tell the VAX to
"forget" that
>it has a password set? Is there a jumper or something somewhere?
Turn off the power.
Find the two triangular solder pads near
the TOY (it has a clock face printed
on it) and short these together with
a screwdriver.
This is from the VLC/4k60 Condensed Service Information so
I assume it applies to both.
Antonio
arcarlini@iee.org