Re: Alpha PWS 500au - SRM console

From: Bradford J. Hamilton (hamilton_at_Encompasserve.org)
Date: 07/28/03 

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 23:43:27 +0000 (UTC)

In article <3f245b98$0$271$ba620e4c@reader0.news.skynet.be>, "Didier" <donotuse@skynet.be> writes:
!Hi All,
!
!I have a PWS Alpha 500au running Red Hat Alpha/Linux 7.2 with the SRM option
!set to : 'set auto_action BOOT'
!
!That means the workstation boots the OS automaticaly...
!
!Now I want to do a fresh install of HP Tru64 UNIX (ver. 5.1b) and to do that
!I need to go back into the SRM console!
!
!There is no Halt button on this kind of workstation (only on Alpha
!servers...) and the ctrl+c doesn't work at boot time...I'm stuck !
!
!Anyone knows a workaround, a magic ctrl+..., any tricks to go back into the
!SRM console !?

Hi Didier,

Is there any reason that "shutdown -h" does not work? I'll admit that it's
been a couple of years since I actively used Linux, and have not used it on a
PWS. Does the SRM setting override the OS?

Failing that, is there any reason that <CTRL>P , issued immediately after
console "startup" does not halt the boot, and return you to the console prompt
(again, all previous disclaimers apply here)?

!
!Any help would be greatly appreciated !
!
!Rgds,
!Didier
!
!snip!

Quantcast