Sun Microsystems Blade 1500 - TABLE 3-8 Options for Prtconf

Chapter 3 Basic Troubleshooting 3-21
3.3.3.1 Options
TABLE 3-8 describes options for the prtconf command and how those options can
help troubleshoot the Sun Blade 1500 workstation.
TABLE 3-8 Options for prtconf
Option Description How It Can Help
No option Displays the device tree of
devices recognized by the
operating system.
If a hardware device is recognized, then it is probably
functioning properly. If the message “
(driver not
attached)
” is displayed for the device or for a sub-
device, then the driver for the device is corrupt or missing.
-D
Similar to the output of no
option, however the device
driver is listed.
Informs you of the driver needed or used by the operating
system to enable the device.
-p
Similar to the output of no
option, yet is abbreviated.
Does not report a “(driver not attached)”
message, only a quick view of the devices.
-V
Displays the version and date
of the OpenBoot PROM
firmware.
Provides a quick check of firmware version.