Chapter 2
SRM and AlphaBIOS Consoles
2.1
2.2
Commands ............................................................................................ 2-3
2.2.1
Command Summary ....................................................................... 2-3
2.2.2
Commands: Syntax ........................................................................ 2-5
2.2.3
2.3
Show Commands................................................................................... 2-8
2.3.1
Show Config .................................................................................... 2-8
2.3.2
Show Device.................................................................................. 2-10
2.3.3
Show Memory ............................................................................... 2-13
2.3.4
Show PAL ..................................................................................... 2-13
2.3.5
Show Power .................................................................................. 2-14
2.3.6
Show Version ................................................................................ 2-15
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Testing the System ............................................................................. 2-21
2.8
Set Commands .................................................................................... 2-24
2.8.1
Set Password................................................................................. 2-24
2.8.2
Set Secure ..................................................................................... 2-25
2.9
Secure Mode........................................................................................ 2-26
2.9.1
2.9.2
Clear Password ............................................................................. 2-27
2.9.3
2.10
2.11
Updating Firmware ............................................................................ 2-29
2.12
2.13
2.13.1
set envar........................................................................................ 2-32
2.13.2
show envar .................................................................................... 2-33
2.14
2.15
Reading a File ..................................................................................... 2-37
2.16
2.17
Finding Help ....................................................................................... 2-39
2.18
2.18.1
auto_action.................................................................................... 2-42
2.18.2
bootdef_dev ................................................................................... 2-42
2.18.3
boot_osflags................................................................................... 2-43
2.18.4
com1_baud .................................................................................... 2-45
2.18.5
com1_mode.................................................................................... 2-45
2.18.6
console........................................................................................... 2-46
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