Installation Guide
SPARC/CPU-5TE
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FORCE COMPUTERS
and tested and you will receive the ok prompt. If the PROM or the on-board memory is not
working, you receive one of a number of possible error messages indicating the problem.
To test the clock function, type:
The system responds by incrementing a number once a second. Press any key to stop the test.
To monitor the network connection, type:
The system monitors the network traffic, displaying “.” each time it receives a valid packet and
displaying “X” each time it receives a packet with an error that can be detected by the network
hardware interface.
ok
watch-clock
Watching the ‘seconds’ register of the real time clock chip.
It should be ‘ticking’ once a second.
Type any key to stop.
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ok
ok
watch-net
Using AUI Ethernet Interface
Lance register test -- succeeded.
Internal loopback test -- succeeded.
External loopback test -- succeeded.
Looking for Ethernet packets.
‘.’ is a good packet. ‘X’ is a bad packet.
Type any key to stop.
...........X...........................X..............
ok
