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Name: behnam Date: August 3, 2002 at 00:04:34 Pacific
Comment:
hello all i have tatung sparc ultra60 when i want boot system display this message:
Name: Liam1f Date: September 19, 2002 at 13:31:33 Pacific
Reply:
Behnam, I've just had a similar problem on a Sun Ultra 5. See http://www.squirrel.com/squirrel/sun-nvram-hostid.faq.html If it's applicable, I suggest you source your nvram chip from an electronics distributor, or something. My local Sun supplier wanted £145+carriage(£10)+vat for the one I needed. I got one that was a different shape (ie. wasn't idiot-proof enough to have a chamfered edge on one end, but went in the way the old one came out visually) for under £25. The url above told me the rest....apart from how to set the time! My original problem started as yours, then I suppose the battery died completely, and lost my mac address and hostid. Then it wouldn't boot at all. Now I have it running, but still get the message you're getting, which is why I read your post. If you find out anything different about it, I'd appreciate a message back. Cheers, Liam
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