74 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.
Youcan invoke the FCode self-test diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user interface
test or test-all commands. If you encounter an error while runningdiagnostics,
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
■Verificationthat all components required for a system boot are functional

▼Running the Ethernet FCode Self-Test Diagnostic

Torun 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