Re: UNIX tru 64 version 5a installation problem on alpha-need help!
From: Lukasz Tylutki (tylut@gss.com.pl)
Date: 04/19/03
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From: Lukasz Tylutki <tylut@gss.com.pl> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 14:56:52 +0200
Uz.ytkownik olya napisa?:
> Hi all! The problem is the following-I need to reinstall OS on alpha,
> the system is Tru 64.5a and I can't load OS from the cd. Is there any
> way to do so? I tried to disconnect the hard drive and boot it, so OS
> would be loaded straight from the cd, but it's not working. The computer
> recognizes cdrom, but it says it failed to open cd. Have you happen to
> see a problem like this before? The cd itself is ok, and cdrom works ok
> on other machines, so it shouldn't be hardware problem. I've read that
> it is possible to stop booting (with the hard drive connected)at some
> point and tell the computer read from the cd. The only command I found
> for that is this >>>boot dka400 -fl a but it still goes to the
> harddrive.
Have you tried to chande the boot device? As far as I know dka400 is a
hardrive (usually drive on pka controller) so try to recognize CD-rom by
typing:
>>> sho dev
find out a CD-ROM, try to boot using command
>>> boot dqa0
dqa0 it's usually cdrom drive, it depends on the machine type
-- ?ukasz Tylutki, Gdynia, Poland
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