hi,

how can i access the srm parameters from the os level? i used to know it,
but unfortunatelly have forgotten.
thx

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On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:42:18 +0000 (UTC), Homonnai Mihaly wrote:

> hi,
>
> how can i access the srm parameters from the os level? i used to know it,
> but unfortunatelly have forgotten.
> thx

consvar
Be careful though there are console variables which can crash your system
if changed when Tru64 is booted.
Adam

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Adam Price wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:42:18 +0000 (UTC), Homonnai Mihaly wrote:
> 
>
> consvar
> Be careful though there are console variables which can crash your system
> if changed when Tru64 is booted.

And, those console variables are...?

--

Stu

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In article <40vhkc.b7b.ln@dadsys2.fuller.local>,
Stuart Fuller <stufuller@usa.net> wrote:

> Adam Price wrote:
> 
>
> And, those console variables are...?

man consvar

-l  List the values of all variables supported by this platform
that are not disabled.  This is similar to the show SRM
console command.

/sbin/consvar -l                # from my AlphaStation 500au (Miata)
auto_action = BOOT
boot_dev = dsk0
bootdef_dev = dsk0
booted_dev = dsk0
boot_file =
booted_file =
boot_osflags = A
booted_osflags = A
boot_reset = OFF
enable_audit = ON
license = MU
char_set =
language = 0x36
tty_dev = 0

Bob Harris

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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:05:08 -0400, Stuart Fuller wrote:

> Adam Price wrote:
> 
>
> And, those console variables are...?

The one in particular I was thinking of was to do with the processor
pre-cache. It could be turned on and off with consvar but turning off the
cache on a running system made it crash.
You may be protected from that by the latest flavours of Tru64 but then
again...
Adam

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Adam Price <adam+usenet@pappnase.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:42:18 +0000 (UTC), Homonnai Mihaly wrote:
 
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> consvar
> Be careful though there are console variables which can crash your system
> if changed when Tru64 is booted.
> Adam

thx Adam.

another question 
how can i change the ethernet port parameter (eg. speed, simplex/duplex)
from within os level? or it is possible only from srm? if it is possible
from os, should i reboot the machine?
thx
homer

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In article <ckiqic$cu4$1@analog.eik.bme.hu>,
Homonnai Mihaly <homer@norb.rulez.org> wrote:

> Adam Price <adam+usenet@pappnase.co.uk> wrote: 
> 
> 
>
> thx Adam.
>
> another question 
> how can i change the ethernet port parameter (eg. speed, simplex/duplex)
> from within os level? or it is possible only from srm? if it is possible
> from os, should i reboot the machine?
> thx
> homer

ifconfig tu1 down; ifconfig tu1 speed 200; ifconfig tu1 up

See man ifconfig for valid values for the speed option.  Use your
ethernet device for tu1 (in my case tu1 happens to be a DE500 card)

You can also use

lan_config -i tu1 -m utp -s 100 -x 1 -a 1

Again see man lan_config for details on the commands usage.

If you do not change the speed at the >>> prompt, then you will need to
rerun one of the above commands each time you reboot.  Look at
/etc/inet.local (man inet.local) for a possible place to stick such
commands.

I don't really know what I'm talking about, I just got the information
from an in-house web page at work.  Test before you buy :-)

Bob Harris

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Bob Harris wrote:
> In article <ckiqic$cu4$1@analog.eik.bme.hu>,
>  Homonnai Mihaly <homer@norb.rulez.org> wrote:
>
> 
>
>
>         ifconfig tu1 down; ifconfig tu1 speed 200; ifconfig tu1 up
>
> See man ifconfig for valid values for the speed option.  Use your
> ethernet device for tu1 (in my case tu1 happens to be a DE500 card)
>
> You can also use
>
>         lan_config -i tu1 -m utp -s 100 -x 1 -a 1
>
> Again see man lan_config for details on the commands usage.
>
> If you do not change the speed at the >>> prompt, then you will need to
> rerun one of the above commands each time you reboot.  Look at
> /etc/inet.local (man inet.local) for a possible place to stick such
> commands.
>
> I don't really know what I'm talking about, I just got the information
> from an in-house web page at work.  Test before you buy :-)
>
>                                         Bob Harris

also...  you *must* use lan_config or ifconfig for the DE600 as the SRM
settings dont take.  maybe it's fixed in newer SRM versions tho.  i dont
have a new Marvel or SC45 to test on.  ;-)

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