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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!altus.speednet.com.au!arzosah From: cunning@speednet.com.au (Brian Cunningham) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.internals,comp.sys.sun.apps,alt.unix.wizards,can.sun-stroke,alt.sys.sun Subject: Re: Dead Sparc 2 Date: Sat, 06 Apr 96 09:51:17 GMT Organization: Household HFC Lines: 75 Message-ID: <4k5eql$3q4_002@speednet.com.au> References: <4ia1rs$1j1@sol.sun.csd.unb.ca> <p4trqukut.fsf@lpbcsun.lpbc.jussieu.fr> <DoC1x4.A7x@mail.auburn.edu> <3149FFFD.41C67EA6@ASG.unb.ca> <314E178D.41C6@acci.COM.AU> <4itabl$jmn@usenet2.interramp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cyber-12.speednet.com.au X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #0 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.questions:79809 comp.unix.bsd:16781 comp.unix.internals:10057 comp.sys.sun.apps:12940 alt.unix.wizards:3567 alt.sys.sun:10151 In article <4itabl$jmn@usenet2.interramp.com>, p_smith@interramp.com (Phyllis Smith) wrote: >Path: > altus.speednet.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!goliath.apana.or >g.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!howland.reston. >ans.net!psinntp!psinntp!psinntp!interramp.com!usenet >From: p_smith@interramp.com (Phyllis Smith) >Newsgroups: > comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.internals,comp.sys.sun.apps,alt.un >ix.wizards,can.sun-stroke,alt.sys.sun >Subject: Re: Dead Sparc 2 >Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 04:27:18 GMT >Organization: Computersmiths >Lines: 27 >Message-ID: <4itabl$jmn@usenet2.interramp.com> >References: <4ia1rs$1j1@sol.sun.csd.unb.ca> > <p4trqukut.fsf@lpbcsun.lpbc.jussieu.fr> <DoC1x4.A7x@mail.auburn.edu> > <3149FFFD.41C67EA6@ASG.unb.ca> <314E178D.41C6@acci.COM.AU> >NNTP-Posting-Host: 38.11.232.125 >X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 >Xref: altus.speednet.com.au comp.unix.questions:74715 comp.unix.internals:9520 > comp.sys.sun.apps:12517 alt.unix.wizards:2557 >Status: N > >Mark Sitkowski <marks@acci.COM.AU> wrote: > >>Dear Sun experts, >>I need your help on this one, it's really weird: > >Not an expert, but try setting (from the OK prompt) >setenv diag-switch? false >then tell the system to boot. > >If this doesn't help, your problem is probably worse than just the >battery dieing. > >Remember that now that your nvram is dead, you will have to reset this >and any other variables you care about each time the power goes off. > >Mark Hendersons' NVRAM FAQ is excellent for getting the NVRAM replaced >and back up and running. > > >Phyllis Smith >p_smith@interramp.com > >Computersmiths > (719) 635-7215 >fax (719) 635-7212 > > Mark, your problem is that your NVRAM chip (IDPROM) has somehow become corrupted. The only *real* fix for this (unless you know FORTH really well and have a copy of the IDPROM editors guide) is to get this reburnt or purchase a new one. Don't forget however that merely reburning one to copy another will result in duplicate MAC addresses *suddenly* being in existence ( a big no-no). Any decent SMCC ASP or SunService Provider should be able to reburn or sell you a new chip easily enough. I purchased one about 2 months ago for approx. US$100. Hope this helps, Brian ... ---------- Brian Cunningham Email : cunning@speednet.com.au ,/-v\ UNIX Specialist Phone : +61 2 9901 6666 / ) Household HFC Direct : +61 2 9901 6509 \/-^_/ 33 Herbert St., Fax : +61 2 9906 5668 o St. Leonards, NSW, 2065. Australia ----------