[rescue] Ultra 5/10 with OpenPROM Password

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Fri Apr 23 20:32:29 CDT 2004


On Apr 23, 2004, at 8:08 PM, Bill Bradford wrote:
>> Hint 2: Sparc 5s, 20s, and maybe 10s (and other models) use the same
>> exact PROM.  Find $0 dead SparcStation 5, pull its prom, and use it in
>> the U5.
>
> They do?  Why do U5s/U10s have flashable OBP/POST, and earlier machines
> dont?

   NVRAM, not PROM.

        -Dave

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