IDPROM (Was: Anyone got any Axil material?)

On 8/18/13 5:14 PM, Mouse wrote:
>> Does anyone have any material on Axil?  There isn't much about them
>> on the web.
> All I know about Axil is that I have an Axil SS2 clone, and, as far as
> I can tell - though I haven't tried anything _too_ arcane - it's just
> like a real SS2 except for things like the brand name in the banner.
Just want to confirm, there is an error in the example steps for setting
the IDPROM in the squirrel.com Sun NVRAM FAQ, right?

In the IDPROM Programming section, byte 8 of the IDPROM is part of the
manufacture date, but, in the Examples section, byte 8 is set to the
machine type.

To my amazement, I finally managed to modify a NVRAM to accept a
replaceable battery without messing something up and actually work in
a system afterward.  Setting the IDPROM, I noticed the discrepancy in
the FAQ when I saw the machine type displayed as part of the Date in
the .idprom output.  I need to remember to change that when I am
putting the system together after I get the frame buffer and HDD.

alan