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From: brennan@dg-rtp.dg.com (David Brennan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Lost 3b2 firmware password w/o a floppy key
Summary: help!
Keywords: 3b2, firmware mode
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Date: 17 Oct 89 03:45:41 GMT
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I'm posting this for a friend, and don't normally keep up with this group,
so please send any replies directly to me.

The problem is that someone I know who has a 3b2 accidently deleted a file
called "dgmon" from the root directory, which is appearently necessary for
the system to come up correctly.  A system failure occurs, but the firmware 
password isn't its default password, and there is no locatable floppy key,
(since he and didn't get one from the guy he bought it from) so it seems to
be impossible to get the system up.  Is there any way to remedy this situation? 

Thanks

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