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MOTLoad Commands
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3.1.8 blkRd
Name
blkRd—reads the number of blocks, specified by the user, from the specified device to a
memory address. This command only operates on ’block devices’.
Synopsis
blkRd [-d] [-m] [-n] [-s] [-t]
Parameters
-d Ps: Device Name (Default = /dev/fd0)
-m Ph: Memory Address (Default = User Download Buffer)
-n Ph: Number of Blocks (Default = 1)
-s Ph: Starting Block Number (Default = 0)
-t 0 : Display Elapsed Time
Example
The following examples shows a typical response from entering the blkRd command.
MOTLoad> blkRd -d/dev/ide0/hdisk0 -n20 -t
blkRd( ): number of bytes = 00004000 (&16384)
blkRd( ): number of micro-seconds = 00004170 (&16752)
blkRd( ): bytes/second = (not measurable)
Error Messages
blockRead(): open(<device/node>) failed, errno = <value>
Unable to open input device.
blockRead(): ioctl(103) failed, errno = <value>
Unable to determine block size of device/node.
blockRead(): bseek() failed, errno = <value>
Unable to seek to specified starting block.