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Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • February 2003

Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Self-
Test

The following tests are available to help identify problems with the adapter if the
system does not boot.

You can invoke the FCode self-test diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user interface

test

or

test-all

commands. If you encounter an error while running diagnostics,

appropriate messages will be displayed. Refer to the appropriate OpenBoot Command
Reference Manual
for more information on the

test

and

test-all

commands.

The FCode self-test exercises most functionality sub-section by sub-section and
ensures the following:

Connectivity during adapter card installation

Verification that all components required for a system boot are functional

Running the Ethernet FCode Self-Test Diagnostic

To run the Ethernet diagnostics, you must first bring the system to a stop at the
OpenBoot prompt after issuing a reset. If you do not reset the system, the diagnostic
tests might cause the system to hang.

For more information about the OpenBoot commands in this section, refer to the
appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference Manual.

1. Shut down the system.

Use the standard shutdown procedures described in the Solaris Handbook for Sun
Peripherals
.

2. At the

ok

prompt, set the

auto-boot?

configuration variable to

false

.

3. Reset the system.

ok setenv auto-boot? false

ok reset-all