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Diffstat (limited to 'sg_modes.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | sg_modes.8 | 28 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH SG_MODES "8" "January 2007" "sg3_utils\-1.23" SG3_UTILS +.TH SG_MODES "8" "February 2007" "sg3_utils\-1.24" SG3_UTILS .SH NAME sg_modes \- reads mode pages with SCSI MODE SENSE command .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -47,12 +47,20 @@ are requested which is equivalent to '\-\-page=63,255'. .TP \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-control\fR=\fIPC\fR \fIPC\fR is the page control value. Up to four different versions of each -page are held by the device: the current values [0] (i.e. those active at -the moment), the changeable values [1] (bit mask showing which fields could -be changed with a MODE SELECT), default values [2] (the manufacturer's -settings). Finally there are the saved values [3] which are the values that -will be re\-instated the next time the device is power cycled. If this option -is not given then current values [0] are assumed. +page are held by the device: +.br + \fB0\fR : current values (i.e. those active at present) +.br + \fB1\fR : changeable values +.br + \fB2\fR : default values (i.e. the manufacturer's settings) +.br + \fB3\fR : saved values +.br +The changeable values are bit masks showing which fields could be changed +with a MODE SELECT. The saved values will be re\-instated the next time +the device is power cycled or reset. If this option is not given then +current values [0] are assumed. .TP \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-dbd\fR disable block descriptors. By default, block descriptors (usually @@ -134,7 +142,7 @@ then has the same action as '\-R' \fB\-R\fR output the selected mode page to stdout a byte per line. Each line contains two hexadecimal digits (e.g. "3e"). Useful as input (after editing) to -the sg_wr_mode utility. +the sg_wr_mode(8) utility. .TP \fB\-6\fR, \fB\-\-six\fR by default this utility sends a 10 byte MODE SENSE command to @@ -228,7 +236,7 @@ for the subpage code is 0. \fB\-r\fR output the selected mode page to stdout a byte per line. Each line contains two hexadecimal digits (e.g. "3e"). Useful as input (after editing) to -the sg_wr_mode utility. +the sg_wr_mode(8) utility. .TP \fB\-subp\fR=\fISPG\fR sub page code to fetch. Should be a hexadecimal number between 0 and @@ -252,7 +260,7 @@ Copyright \(co 2000\-2007 Douglas Gilbert This software is distributed under the GPL version 2. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.B sdparm(sdparm), sg_wr_mode(sg3_utils), sginfo(sg3_utils), +.B sdparm(8), sg_wr_mode(8), sginfo(8), .B sgmode(scsirastools), scsiinfo(net), scu(net), .B seatools(seagate) .PP |