SunVTS 5.0 Test Reference Manual

bpptest Command-Line Syntax

/opt/SUNWvts/bin/bpptest standard_arguments -o dev=device_name,access=writeonly|readonly,mode=mode

Table 6-3 bpptest Command-Line Syntax

Argument Description 

dev=device_name

Specifies the name of the device. This should be of the form /dev/bpp#, where # is the minor number of the device.

access=writeonly|readonly

Determines test mode: writeonly or readonly. Note: This flag is mandatory.

mode=mode

Sets the test image print rate. The test image is a continuous printout of the ASCII character set. Possible rates are:

  • Fast--prints the test image at 10-second intervals.

  • Medium--prints the test image at 12-minute intervals.

  • Extended--prints the test image at 30-minute intervals.


Note -

64-bit tests are located in the sparcv9 subdirectory: /opt/SUNWvts/bin/sparcv9/testname. If a test is not present in this directory, then it may only be available as a 32-bit test. For more information refer to "32-Bit and 64-Bit Tests".