When you turn on a Sun workstation, the firmware in the boot PROM (programmable read-only memory) is executed immediately. The main function of a boot PROM is to load a standalone program to the core ...
A firmware password secures a system against unauthorized changes at the ok prompt. If you don’t have a firmware password set, anyone with access to your system’s console can modify your OpenBoot ...
Has anyone else had problems with KVMs and openboot? Google mentions something about a keyboard probe.<BR><BR>We have a APC AP9278 KVM and a mix of Sun computers with either 13W3/SUN, VGA/SUN, and USB ...