Re: Newbie needs help: IDPROM checksum is incorrect
On Sat, 22 May 1999 siso@netsurf.de wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can you give me some information about how can I install Linux
> on a SparcStation. I never used a SparcStation ( only x86 ) but I can
> handle with Linux, because my PCs runs with Linux.
>
> And now the story:
>
> I've got this week a
>
> "SPARCstation IPC Type-4 Keyboard
> ROM Rev. 1.6 8 MB memory installed
> Serial # <a serial number>
> Ethernet adress ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
> HOST ID: ffffffff"
Yeah... that looks like the battery on your IDPROM has gone kaput...
you'll have to buy a new one. They generally seem to cost somewhere
in the $20-$40 US range (I'm not sure how that translates to DM or if
it's more expensive in .de ...)
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