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.TH LDPCS 8 VAX-11/750
.SH NAME
ldpcs \- load comet microcode
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/ldpcs
[
.B \-f
] [
.B \-v
]
pcsfile
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Ldpcs
loads microcode
from
.I pcsfile
into the VAX-11/750 patchable control store.
Normally,
the system ID is checked
to see that the system is a
750
and that its base microcode revision level
is appropriately high;
the
.B \-f
option
removes the checks.
The
.B \-v
option causes the microcode version number
to be printed after loading.
.PP
.I Ldpcs
is conventionally invoked
from
.I /etc/rc
to load the most recent DEC microcode patches
from
.IR /etc/pcs750.bin .
.SH FILES
/dev/mem
.br
/dev/mtpr
.SH BUGS
Calling
.I ldpcs
is a good idea,
but it is not mandatory;
the system will run without the patches.