[SunRescue] IRIX and SGI -- OT

[Ken Hansen]

Quick thought - have you determined if it is the harware or
software causing you pain?

I wonder if removing the HDs and starting from scratch will let
you rebuild the system?

I am thinking maybe the drive has been marked as protected by
the OS, and will not let you access it, but the NVRAM is not
password protected, and would allow you to wipe a new drive.

Maybe the drive can be swapped into a non-SGI machine and
re-formatted...

HTH,

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org
[mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of Simeon Johnston
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:49 PM
To: sun-rescue
Subject: [SunRescue] IRIX and SGI -- OT


Sorry if this is not related to sun systems but I need help...
I got an SGI Indigo2 at an auction and am trying to load a
system on
it.  I have IRIX 6.5 disks and have everything I need but there
is a
password on the machine.
It doesn't allow me to log into the machine as anything other
than the
admin or guest.  I need to have full priveleges as I have
already sold
this machine.
I can get to the system embedded into the hardware and get to
the
diagnostic tools but am unable to load a new system or bypass
the login
to get access.

Is there a way to bypass the password or re-install the system
from
scratch?  It only allows me to update or fix the system, not
re-install
it.

Any help would be appreciated.

sim

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