Unix on old-ish machines - advice sought

[C Fernandez]

I added a piggyback battery to my IPX successfully.  It isn't a hard 
procedure at all.  I managed to make it hard, Though. I was trying to 
over do it, and ended up undoing things that didn't work.  Also, don't 
solder up the battery while watching TV..... I wasn't paying attention 
and reversed the polarity and ruined the first battery.  I was a bit 
upset with myself for messing up a simple job.

Now that I've done it once, I can't see any reason to by a replacement 
nvram.  I can run to Radio Shack, buy a battery, and have it fixed the 
same day.  The nvram faq actually sounded discouraging when referencing 
the procedure.  However, I think it's the best solution.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA

Ethan Dicks wrote:
> IPXs, IPCs, SPARC1s, etc., all suffer from one weakness... dead or
> dying NVRAM batteries.  There are answers in the Sun NVRAM FAQ, but
> one does have to be aware of the issue before the machine comes up
> inert (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF MAC address) one day.
> 
> -ethan
> 
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