[src/trunk]: src/distrib/notes/sparc add note about dead NVRAM (ethernet addr...

[mbw <mbw%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/090e9b9e6786
branches:  trunk
changeset: 526400:090e9b9e6786
user:      mbw <mbw%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Fri May 03 03:58:45 2002 +0000

description:
add note about dead NVRAM (ethernet address is all F's) and link to FAQ

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/sparc/prep |  11 ++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (25 lines):

diff -r 6a8fd9e1d9e8 -r 090e9b9e6786 distrib/notes/sparc/prep
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc/prep  Fri May 03 03:50:11 2002 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/prep  Fri May 03 03:58:45 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: prep,v 1.17 2002/04/29 23:33:41 mbw Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: prep,v 1.18 2002/05/03 03:58:45 mbw Exp $
 .
 .Ss2 Configuring your PROM
 .
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@
 .Dq BREAK
 varies from terminal to terminal).
 .Pp
+If the ethernet address of your \*M system is
+.Li ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff ,
+then your NVRAM battery is dead and you will have trouble using
+ethernet (among other problems).  Read the Sun NVRAM/Hostid FAQ.
+.Lk http://www.squirrel.com/squirrel/sun-nvram-hostid.faq.html
+.Pp
+If you have a valid ethernet address and you plan to netboot, write down
+your system's ethernet address.
+.Pp
 Next, you should set your system to always use the OpenBoot PROM
 (sometimes called
 .Dq "new command mode" )