Re: IDPROM (Was: Anyone got any Axil material?)

On 8/18/13 6:51 PM, Alan Perry wrote:
> 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?
Never mind.  Read the FAQ more closely.

alan
>
> 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
>
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