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- flash - reprogram the flash PROM hardware on Origin and OCTANE machines
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- ffffllllaaaasssshhhh [ ----aaaa ] [ ----cccc ] [ ----dddd ] [ ----DDDD ] [ ----ffff ] [ ----FFFF ] [ ----iiii ] [ ----mmmm _m_o_d_u_l_e__i_d ]
- [ ----nnnn ] [ ----oooo ] [ ----pppp _d_i_r__n_a_m_e ] [ ----PPPP _i_m_g__n_a_m_e ] [ ----ssss _s_l_o_t__n_a_m_e ] [ ----SSSS ]
- [ ----vvvv ] [ ----VVVV ]
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- TTTThhhheeee SSSSGGGGIIII OOOOrrrriiiiggggiiiinnnn 3333000000000000 sssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr sssseeeerrrriiiieeeessss....
- ffffllllaaaasssshhhh [ ----aaaa ] [ ----dddd ] [ ----DDDD ] [ ----ffff ] [ ----FFFF ] [ ----bbbb _b_r_i_c_k__i_d ]
- [ ----oooo ] [ ----pppp _d_i_r__n_a_m_e ] [ ----PPPP _i_m_g__n_a_m_e ] [ ----SSSS ]
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- _f_l_a_s_h allows a user to manage the flash PROMs on the IO and CPU boards of
- Origin systems, the base system board on OCTANE systems and CPU boards on
- the SGI Origin 3000 server series. Without options, the command flashes
- all appropriate boards on the machine with the PROM images found in
- /_u_s_r/_c_p_u/_f_i_r_m_w_a_r_e. Normally, _f_l_a_s_h is executed automatically during the
- installation of a new release of IRIX. A customer should rarely need to
- use it directly. You must have superuser privilege to use this command.
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- By default on Origin systems, _f_l_a_s_h takes the current configuration
- values (such as processor speed and cache size) that are currently stored
- in the CPU board PROM and uses these values when flashing the new images.
- Without options, _f_l_a_s_h proceeds in parallel in two phases. Half the
- boards are flashed in the first phase and half in the second. Using
- options, it is possible to flash a subset of the boards. Also, the user
- can specify a different image directory and different image files.
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- By default on OCTANE systems, the single system flash PROM is flashed
- with the specified image. On OCTANE systems, options specifying multiple
- PROMs, types of PROMs, or PROM configuration values will be silently
- ignored.
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- OCTANE systems have an additional feature of storing information from
- diagnostics in the flash PROM for extraction at a later time. The ----LLLL
- option invokes this processing, and transfers the extracted information
- into syslog. This processing will take place automatically during each
- system boot.
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- Unless forced, _f_l_a_s_h does not flash the PROM unless the specified version
- is newer than what is currently in the PROM. _f_l_a_s_h can also be used to
- obtain information about the current PROMs.
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- The options are:
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- ----aaaa Flash all PROMs at once, overriding the protection of
- flashing in two groups.
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- ----cccc Flash only the node (CPU) PROMs on the machine. This option
- is ignored on the SGI Origin 3000 server series.
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- ----dddd Print out the PROM header information for the current PROMs.
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- ----DDDD Dump the entire contents of a PROM to a file.
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- ----ffff Specify different (than currently in PROM) configurations
- values to be used when the new images are flashed. These
- values include the speed of the CPU, hub, and size of the
- cache. This option should be used with great care as cause
- the machine to freeze and be rendered unusable if incorrect
- values are given.
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- ----FFFF Similar to ----ffff except more detailed information is required
- and no checking is done in the input values. This is more
- dangerous the ----ffff option and the same cautions apply.
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- ----iiii Flash only the IO PROMs on the machine. This option is
- ignored on the SGI Origin 3000 server series.
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- ----mmmm _m_o_d_u_l_e__i_d Flash only PROMs in the module given by _m_o_d_u_l_e__i_d. This
- option does not apply to the SGI Origin 3000 server series.
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- ----bbbb _b_r_i_c_k__i_d Flash only PROMs in the brick given by _b_r_i_c_k__i_d. This
- option applies only to the SGI Origin 3000 server series.
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- ----nnnn Flash only the node (CPU) PROMs on the machine. This option
- is ignored on the SGI Origin 3000 server series.
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- ----oooo Override the version checking and flash the PROM even if it
- is not newer than what is currently on the PROM.
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- ----pppp _d_i_r__n_a_m_e Specify a directory other than the default of
- /_u_s_r/_c_p_u/_f_i_r_m_w_a_r_e to look for images. Note that there are
- standard names that _f_l_a_s_h looks for and thus the files in
- this should follow the correct naming scheme.
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- ----PPPP _i_m_g__n_a_m_e Specify the full pathname of the image desired to be
- flashed. The options specifying the type of PROM to be
- flashed should match the PROM specified in _i_m_g__n_a_m_e.
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- ----ssss _s_l_o_t__n_a_m_e Flash only the PROMs in the slot given by _s_l_o_t__n_a_m_e. This
- option does not apply to the SGI Origin 3000 server series.
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- ----SSSS Force all the flashes to occur sequentially (versus in two
- parallel phases).
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- ----vvvv Turn on verbose mode.
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- ----VVVV Print currently loaded flash PROM version and time flashed
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- OCTANE specific options
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- ----LLLL Extract information logged into the flash PROM by
- diagnostics from the PROM and into syslog.
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- /usr/cpu/firmware/io6prom.img default file for flashing IO PROMs for
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- /usr/cpu/firmware/ip27prom.img default file for flashing CPU PROMs
- for Origin 2000 and Origin 200
- /usr/cpu/firmware/ip35prom.img default file for flashing CPU PROMs
- for Origin 3000
- /usr/cpu/firmware/IP30prom.bin default file for flashing OCTANE PROMs
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- The _f_l_a_s_h command is not intended for casual use. If used incorrectly,
- it can completely freeze a system and prevent it from even booting the
- PROM. Also, frequent flashing decreases the lifetime of the system's
- boards. Silicon Graphics strongly recommends that this command only be
- used under the supervision of a support representative.
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