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MOTLoad Commands
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3.1.11 blkWr
Name
blkWr—writes the number of blocks, specified by the user, from the memory address to the
specified device. This command only operates on ’block devices’.
Synopsis
blkWr [-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 example indicates a typical display when using the blkVe command.
MOTLoad> blkWr -d/dev/ide0/hdisk0 -n20 -t
blkWr(): number of bytes = 00004000 (&16384)
blkWr(): number of micro-seconds = 00000283 (&643)
blkWr(): bytes/second = (not measurable)
Error Messages
blockWr(): open(<device/node>) failed, errno = <value>
Unable to open input device/node.
blockWrite(): ioctl(103) failed, errno = <value>
Unable to determine block size of device/node.
blockWrite(): bseek() failed, errno = <value>
Unable to seek to specified starting block.