............................Contents


Preface	xvii
...Ordering Sun Documents	xxi
1. Overview	1
...OpenBoot Features	1
...The User Interface	2
......The Restricted Monitor	3
......The Forth Monitor	3
......The Default Mode	4
...The Device Tree	4
......Device Path Names, Addresses, and Arguments	5
......Device Aliases	7
......Displaying the Device Tree	8
...Getting Help	10
...A Caution About Using Some OpenBoot Commands	11
2. Booting and Testing Your System	13


...Booting Your System	13
...Running Diagnostics	16
......Testing the SCSI Bus	17
......Testing Installed Devices	17
......Testing the Diskette Drive	18
......Testing Memory	18
......Testing the Ethernet Controller	19
......Testing the Clock	20
......Monitoring the Network	20
...Displaying System Information	20
...Resetting the System	21
3. Setting Configuration Parameters	23
...Displaying and Changing Parameter Settings	25
...Setting Security Parameters	27
......Command Security	28
...... Full Security	30
...Changing the Power-on Banner	30
...Input and Output Control	32
......Selecting Input and Output Device Options	33
......Setting Serial Port Characteristics	34
...Selecting Boot Options	34
...Controlling Power-on Self-test	35
...Using NVRAMRC	36
......Editing the Contents of NVRAMRC	37


......Activating an NVRAMRC File	38
4. Using Forth Tools	41
...Forth Commands	41
...Using Numbers	43
...The Stack	44
......Displaying Stack Contents	44
......The Stack Diagram	45
......Manipulating the Stack	47
...Creating Custom Definitions	49
...Using Arithmetic Functions	51
...Accessing Memory	53
...Mapping An SBus Device	58
...Using Defining Words	59
...Searching the Dictionary	61
...Compiling Data into the Dictionary	63
...Displaying Numbers	64
...Changing the Number Base	65
..........ff 255	65
...Controlling Text Input and Output	66
...Redirecting Input and Output	69
...Command Line Editor	71
...Conditional Flags	73
...Control Commands	75
......The if...else...then Structure	75


......The case Statement	76
......The begin Loop	77
......The do Loop	79
......Additional Control Commands	81
5. Loading and Executing Programs	83
...Using dload to Load from Ethernet	84
......Forth Programs	84
......FCode Programs	84
......Binary Executables	85
...Using boot to Load from Hard Disk, Floppy Disk, or Ethernet	85
......Forth Programs	86
......FCode Programs	86
......Binary Executables	87
...Using dl to Load Forth Over a Serial Port	87
...Using dlbin to Load FCode or Binary Over a Serial Port	88
6. Debugging	89
...Using the Disassembler	89
...Displaying Registers	90
...Breakpoints	91
...The Forth Source-level Debugger	93
...Using `ftrace`	94
A. Testing with a Terminal Emulator	97
...Common Problems with tip	99
B. Building A Bootable Floppy Disk	101


...Procedure for the Pre-Solaris 2.0 Operating Environment	101
...Procedure for the Solaris 2.0 or 2.1 Operating Environment	102
C. Unsupported Commands	105
D. Troubleshooting Guide	109
...Power-on Initialization Sequence	109
...Emergency Procedures	111
...Preserving Data After a System Crash	111
...Common Failures	111
......Blank Screen - No Output	112
......System Boots From the Wrong Device	112
......System Will Not Boot From Ethernet	114
......System Will Not Boot From Disk	114
......SCSI Problems	115
......Setting the Console to a Specific Monitor	115
E. Forth Word Reference	117
Index	151