To Check Parity Status; To Reenable Parity - Planar DOME Md4/PCX Installation Manual

Planar md4/pcx display controllers: install guide
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ok> nvstore
ok> setenv use-nvramrc? true
3. Boot the operating system, and add this line in the
/etc/system
set pci:pci_per_enable=0
4. Turn off the power to your workstation and install the
Md4/PCX board, as described in "Installing the Board
in a Sun PCI Workstation" on page 75.
Now, it is safe to boot the system.

To check parity status

For a 33 MHz bus, type:
00 1fe.0100.0004 1d spacew?
For a 66 MHz bus, type:
00 1fe.0180.0004 1d spacew?
When parity is disabled, these commands return 6; when
parity is enabled, they return a number other than 6, such
as 46 or 146.

To reenable parity

1. Type this line at the ok> prompt:
setenv use-nvramrc? false
2. Boot the operating system.
3. Remove this line from the
set pci:pci_per_enable=0
file:
/etc/system
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