[cctalk] Re: Tadpole Sparcbook 2

On Jun 10, 2025, at 4:24 PM, hupfadekroua via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote: Meanwhile I got a Sparcbook 1 technical reference manual. Even the 1 version does have a battery backed sram e.g. responsible for the RTC using a MK48T02. Maybe the same or similar within the SB 2. Suspect is a dead battery and corrupt sram. Best Andreas > Am 10.06.2025 um 18:28 schrieb Miod Vallat via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>rg>: > >  >> >> Isn't there a command in OpenFirmware to reset that? Or to set things like >> MAC address that might 'fix' this before the kernel gets a chance to freak >> out... > > Tadpole SPARCBook prior to generation 3 do not use OpenFirmware and > hardly store anything in battery-backed memory.