[jwhat]

Yes, a big thank you for the effort and taking the risk.  No documentation claims there would be prompts, so that solves the syntax issue, but of course what to say was another thing.

Thanks for opening this up for others!

no problems Weblacky, driven by self interest ;-)

Also found this old nekochan reference:

"You don't tell the L1 anything, you have to program the PROM prior to powering the system down. Easiest method is using the flash -f option within IRIX or it can be done within POD mode, but that's more risky for the inexperienced user. Have a look at the man page for flash and it should help you."

It is easier to find the answer when you know the answer ... ;-)

tjsgifan == TJ @ 3-Systems / Servero (in UK), if you do a bit of ferreting.

So if you are interested in how to do this via POD rather than IRIX then he might be able to provide some guidance.

Cheers from Oz,


jwhat/John