Hi, > >Has anybody seen symptoms like this before? I assume the nvram battery is > >empty and replacing it should cure all this, but before I search all ebay > >for these precious jewels, I'd like to know if a replacement will get me > >anywhere. > > > Take a look at http://www.squirrel.com/sun-*nvram*-hostid.*faq*.html > > You need to buy a replacement chip and program it as per the FAQ. Thanks to all, I found (and bought) a replacment chip. That FAQ will surely help me when I'll have it in hand, thanks again, Uli -- Ulrich Teichert Stormweg 24 24539 Neumünster, Germany GMX FreeMail: 1 GB Postfach, 5 E-Mail-Adressen, 10 Free SMS. Alle Infos und kostenlose Anmeldung: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freemail - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe sparclinux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html