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eeprom(1M)

NAME

eeprom − EEPROM display and load utility

SYNOPSIS

/usr/kvm/eeprom [−] [−f device ] [field[=value] ...]

DESCRIPTION

eeprom displays or changes the values of fields in the EEPROM.  It processes fields in the order given.  When processing a field accompanied by a value, eeprom makes the indicated alteration to the EEPROM; otherwise it displays the field’s value. When given no field specifiers, eeprom displays the values of all EEPROM fields.  A ‘−’ flag specifies that fields and values are to be read from the standard input (one field or field=value per line). 

Only the super-user may alter the EEPROM contents. 

eeprom verifies the EEPROM checksums and complains if they are incorrect; if the −i flag is specified, erroneous checksums are ignored.  If the −c flag is specified, all incorrect checksums are recomputed and corrected in the EEPROM. 

The PROM monitor supports three security modes designated by the secure field: none, command, and full. 

If secure=none, the PROM monitor runs in the non-secure mode.  In this mode, all PROM monitor commands are allowed with no password required. 

If secure=command, the PROM monitor is in the command secure mode.  In this mode, only the b (boot) command with no parameters and the c (continue) command with no parameters may be entered without a password being required.  Any other command requires that the PROM monitor password be entered. 

If secure=full, the PROM monitor is in the fully secure mode.  In this mode, only the c (continue) command with no parameters may be entered without a password being required.  Entry of any other command requires that the PROM monitor password be entered.  Note: the system will not auto-reboot in fully secure mode.  The PROM monitor password must be entered before the boot process will take place. 

When changing the security mode from non-secure to either command secure or fully secure, eeprom prompts for the entry and re-entry of a new PROM password as in the passwd(1) command.  Changing from one secure mode to the other secure mode, or to the non-secure mode does not prompt for a password.  Changing to non-secure mode erases the password. 

The content of the password field is never displayed to any user.  If the security mode is not none, the super-user may change the PROM monitor password by entering:

example# eeprom password=

eeprom prompts for a new password to be entered and re-entered. 

The field bad_login maintains the count of bad login tries.  It may be reset to zero (0) by specifying bad_login=reset. 

OPTIONS

−f device Use device as the EEPROM device. 

FIELDS and VALUES

hardware-revision 7 chars (for example, 30Mar88)

selftest-#megs 32 bit decimal integer (megabytes of memory to test)

watchdog-reboot?  true or false; true to reboot after watchdog reset

boot-from A string specifying boot string (for example, le()unix); defaults to unix

keyboard-click?  true or false; true to enable clicking of keys on each keystroke

input-device A string specifying one of keyboard, ttya, or ttyb; if the specified device is unavailable, ttya is used for both input and output only if input-device specified the keyboard and output-device specified the screen. 

output-device A string specifying one of screen, ttya, or ttyb; if the specified device is unavailable, ttya is used for both input and output only if input-device specified the keyboard and output-device specified the screen. 

oem-banner?  true or false; true to use custom banner string instead of Solaris banner

oem-banner 80 chars for custom banner string

oem-logo?  true or false; true to display custom logo instead of SunSoft logo

oem-logo Name of file (in iconedit format) containing custom logo. 

boot-from-diag 80 chars specifying diag boot string (for example, sd()dexec); defaults to le()unix

ttya-mode 16 chars to specify 5 comma-separated fields of configuration information (for example, 1200,8,1,n,−); defaults to 9600,8,1,n,−. 

Fields, in left-to-right order, are:

baud rate: 110, 300, 1200, 4800, 9600...

data bits: 5, 6, 7, 8

parity: n(none), e(even), o(odd), m(mark), s(space)

stop bits: 1, 1.5, 2

handshake: −(none), h(hardware:rts/cts), s(software:xon/xoff)

ttyb-mode 16 chars to specify 5 comma-separated fields of configuration information (for example, 1200,7,1,n,s); defaults to 9600,8,1,n,−. 

Fields, in left-to-right order, are:

baud rate: 110, 300, 1200, 4800, 9600...

data bits: 5, 6, 7, 8

stop bits: 1, 1.5, 2

parity: n(none), e(even), o(odd), m(mark), s(space)

handshake: −(none), h(hardware:rts/cts), s(software:xon/xoff)

ttyb-rts-dtr-off true or false.  Defaults to false. 

ttya-rts-dtr-off true or false.  Defaults to false. 

ttya-ignore-cd true or false.  Defaults to true. 

ttyb-ignore-cd true or false; true to ignore the CARRIER DETECT line.  Defaults to true. 

screen-#rows number of rows on output device; defaults to 34 (for some devices actual values used may be less)

screen-#columns number of columns on output device; defaults to 80 (for some devices actual values used may be less)

auto-boot?  true or false; true to boot on power-on

scsi-initiator-id An integer between 0 and 7 that specifies the SCSI initiator ID of the onboard SCSI host adapter. 

sd-targets An array of 8 integers that map SCSI disk unit numbers to SCSI target numbers.  The unit number is used to index into this string.  The default settings are 31204567, which means that unit 0 maps to target 3, unit 1 maps to target 1, and so on. 

st-targets An array of 8 integers that map SCSI tape unit numbers to SCSI target numbers.  The unit number is used to index into this string.  The default settings are 45670123, which means that unit 0 maps to target 4, unit 1 maps to target 5, and so on. 

sunmon-compat?  true or false.  Defaults to true. 

sbus-probe-list Defaults to 0123. 

fcode-debug?  true or false.  Defaults to false. 

last-hardware-update Date the CPU board was manufactured or upgraded to the latest hardware revision.  The format is a human-readable date string, such as 23May89. 

testarea Defaults to 0. 

mfg-switch?  true or false.  Defaults to false. 

diag-switch?  true or false.  Defaults to true. 

tpe-link-test?  true or false.  true to enable TPE (Twisted-Pair Ethernet) link integrity test.  Defaults to true.  (SPARCstation 10 system only)

FILES

/dev/openprom

SEE ALSO

passwd(1)

Sun Microsystems  —  Last change: 25 Oct 1991

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