> Hi everybody,
>
> I have some problems with a "SUN Ultra 1 Creator" I got as a present a
> few days before ...
>
> On Boot, I get a message "The IDPROM contents are invalid" and HostID /
> Ethernet Adress consists only of multiple F.
>
> Now I did some research and found the SUN NVRAM/hostid FAQ. I read it
> and tried to understand it.
>
> I understood, that the NVRAM must be changed. There are some sources of
> the NVRAM chip listed and two were located in germany:
> - one doesn't seem to exists any longer (Jermyn GmbH)
> - one answered me, that they don't have any NVRAMs ... only normal 
> RAMs.

i'm pretty sure that the guys at www.olmos.de have NVRAMs in stock...

>
> Is it still possible to get a new NVRAM chip? Do you know any sources?
>
> The other problem is: On my NVRAM is only a yellow barcode and no human
> readable numbers below it. So I cannot reconstruct my ethernet adress /
> hostid. Is there a easy way to read the barcode?
>
> Is there any other way, to get past this problem and get the system up
> and running?
>
> Thank you for your help in advance.
>
> With kind regards,
>
> Konrad Neitzel
>
> -- 
> Konrad Neitzel
> Computerberatung
> Homburger Landstr. 765
> 60437 Frankfurt
> Mobile: +49 (172) 689 31 45

HTH,

timo