


WRITEBUF(8)                                           WRITEBUF(8)


NNAAMMEE
       writebuf - write device buffer

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       wwrriitteebbuuff  --aa  _b_._t_._l  [  --mm  _m_o_d_e  ]  [ --bb _b_u_f_f_e_r_-_i_d ] [ --oo
       _b_u_f_f_e_r_-_o_f_f_s_e_t ] [ --pp _p_l_i_s_t_-_l_e_n ] --ff _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The wwrriitteebbuuff program will send a WRITE BUFFER  command  to
       the  named  SCSI device.  It is typically used to download
       new microcode to SCSI devices.

       The required --aa argument must be used to select a specific
       ordinal SCSI address (see _l_i_b_s_c_s_i(8)).

       The  required  argument set of --ff _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e must refer to a
       file containing the data to write.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       The ANSI SCSI-2 specification for the meanings of the rest
       of the arguments.

BBUUGGSS AANNDD WWAARRNNIINNGGSS
       Some  microcode files can be quite substantial, running to
       many megabytes in size. Please be sure that  the  platform
       that  you  run  this command on, and the host adapter that
       attaches the device to which you are directing  this  com-
       mand, can support sending all of the microcode in one com-
       mand- loading a fraction of the microcode and failing  can
       be  disastrous  and  damage  a device to the point that it
       will need to be sent back to the  factory.  Use  the  _l_u_s_-
       _b_i_n_f_o(8)  command  to  try and find the I/O transfer limit
       size for these constraining factors, and keep in mind that
       this is a dangerous command to use.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _l_i_b_u_s_c_s_i(8)
       _l_u_s_b_i_n_f_o(8)



















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