Re: AS1000 bootsequence

Hi Wolf!

[email protected] wrote:
> 
> Hi list!
> 
> I've got a AS1000 without any documentation and software. I want to change
> from the installed true64 to suse-axp-linux. But: The former owner of this
> machine has set the bootsequence to '...boot from hdd direct ...' !!

I never used that, so I do not know the effect.

> So - when the AS1000 is booting I tried several times to press ctrl-c (as I
> found some entries in the lists archive) to stop booting for entering the
> bios to change the settings.....
> without success. Do I have to do some hardware settings like jumpers ??

What happens when you stop Tru64? 
In the handouts of a Tru64 admin course, I read (translated):
| Changing into run level 0 stops the system. 
| The console mode is available.

So AIUI, "shutdown -h" and/or "init 0" should put you at the 
SRM prompt (">>>").

HTH, 
Joerg Bruehe

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