Appendix B Using the ROM Monitor

ROM Monitor Command Syntax Conventions

dir

list files in the file system

dis

display instruction stream

dnld

serial download

a program module

frame

print out a selected stack frame

help

monitor builtin

command help

history

monitor command

history

iomemdef

set IO mem to

a default 25%

meminfo

main memory information

repeat

repeat a monitor command

reset

system reset

 

rommon-pref

select ROMMON

 

set

display the monitor variables

stack

produce a stack

trace

sync

write monitor environment to NVRAM

sysret

print out info from last system return

tftpdnld

tftp image download

unalias

unset an alias

 

unset

unset a monitor

variable

xmodem

x/ymodem image download

rommon 2>

 

 

Note Not all ROM monitor commands are available on all platforms.

Displaying Information About ROM Monitor Command Syntax

To display information about command syntax, enter the command name followed by -?.

Entering ROM Monitor Commands

ROM monitor commands are case-sensitive. Enter commands exactly as shown.

Interrupting ROM Monitor Commands

You can end any command by generating a Break (system interrupt) at the console.

ROM Monitor Command Syntax Conventions

The ROM monitor syntax in this appendix uses the following conventions:

•Square brackets [ ] denote an optional element. In the following example, the element abc is not required, but you can specify it if you choose:

command [abc]

•If a minus option is followed by a colon (for example, [-s:]) you must provide an argument for the option.

•A term in italics means that you must fill in the appropriate information. In the following example, you replace the term in italics with the interface type you are using:

command interface-type

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