[rescue] sparc sparcs

[Walter Belgers]

Frank Van Damme wrote:
> I think I have a slight problem with my sparcstation 2. Shut it down cleanly 
> the day before yesterday but now I get a error message :
> The IDPROM contents are invalid

The battery in your IDPROM is empty.

Option 1:
. Replace the NVRAM (expensive)
Option 2: 
. Solder penlites onto the NVRAM, see my HOWTO at
  http://www.belgers.com/computers/nvram/
. Reprogram the NVRAM with a system ID and ethernet address, see
  http://www.squirrel.com/squirrel/sun-nvram-hostid.faq.html

Cheers,
Walter.
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