[parisc-linux] bios passwd override procedure ?

Ed June buggz@america.net
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:18:50 -0400 (EDT)


How does one override the bios passwd?
I have receieved a machine set w/ a bios passwd, and, the bios is set up
to disable the escape key.
Argh !
Is there some secret key-combo to break-in the bios ?
Or, do I have to have hp re-flash the bios ?
Oh, the machine is a 715/64...


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 Ed June

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Here's a late report on a 720/50 booted via rbootd:

IPL_DEBUG: Page zero parameters:
  P0_IMM_max_mem:       67108864 (64MB)
  P0_IMM_spa_size:      67108864
  P0_MC_cont_size:      67108864
  P0_MC_phys_size:      67108864
  P0_MC_ad_size:        67108864
  P0_BOOTCPU_mem_free:  0x00006400
  P0_BOOTCPU_hpa:       0xFFFBE000
  P0_BOOTCPU_pdc:       0xF0007768
  P0_BOOTCPU_10msec:    500000
  P0_COUT_iodc_io:      0x00006400
  P0_CIN_iodc_io:       0x00009A3C
  P0_BOOTDEV_iodc_io:   0x0000AB88
  P0_COUT_class:        0x00000009
  P0_CIN_class:         0x00000008
  P0_BOOTDEV_class:     0x00000001
Reading parameters...done.
(kernel size = 28672 Loading kernel...

And then it hangs.

Steve

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