Media Support Module Debug Commands
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Novell, Inc.
01 Apr 2002
The following are little-known commands that prove useful in troubleshooting MSM (Media Support Module) problems. They are executed from the internal debugger.
To list the adapters or display the Adapter Data Space:
-a [n | ADS]
To display the HSM (Host Support Module) APIs for an adapter:
-apis [n | ADS]
To list the logical boards or display the Frame Data Space:
-b [LBN | FDS]
To display CTCB (C version of Transmit Control Blocks):
-c <address>
To display ECB (Event Control Blocks):
-e <address>
To display TCB (Transmit Control Blocks):
-t <address>
where:
n=Adapter Sequence Number
ADS=Address of Adapter Data Space
LBN=Logical Board Number
address=Address of object to display
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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