Sparcstation prom passwords

From: Geoff Reed <geoffr_at_zipcon.net>
Date: Thu Mar 29 19:55:37 2001

You mean to pull the NVRAM, boot, get to the prom monitor, reinsert the NVRAM
do SETENV defaults
do setenv security-mode=none

something along those lines?

At 06:20 PM 3/29/01 -0600, you wrote:
>I am interested. Did you look at the documentation on the NetBSD web site?
>
>--tom
>
>At 06:47 PM 3/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
> > I found a really easy way to get past the prom passwords in the NVRAM
> >in SUN sparcstations. I have tried it on a Sparc LX,IPX, and IPC and I
> >really think it should work on any model.
> >
> > If there is a well known fix, disregard. After much searching the web
> >on this, all I ever found was "replace NVRAM chip"
> >
> >I will post the procedure here if anyone is interested.
> >
> >Brian.
> >
> >
> >
Received on Thu Mar 29 2001 - 19:55:37 BST