Re: NVRAM chip info.

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 00:00

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In <32B9CE6C.12C@opencon.com> Eugene Rikel <erikel@opencon.com> writes:

>I've seen the sun-nvram-hostid FAQ. If I understood it correctly, 
>it recommends reprogramming new nvram chips with arbitrary 
>new data.
>My question is this: Is there anyway to get the original info?
>I think SUN wants to charge $80 for this.

The barcode on the sticker is supposed to be an index into a database that
Sun maintain. Unless you have access to the same database, or a way to read
the barcode to see if it actually contains the ethernet address and serial
number data, you'd be better off buying an NVRAM yourself and programming it
rather than pay $80 to Sun for the priviledge.

Regards,

Craig.
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From: cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: Re: NVRAM chip info.
Date: 1996/12/21
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