Cisco GoQAM, Installation And Operation Manual

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Chapter 5 Operating the RF Modulator
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Changing the Boot Mode
1
Connect a diagnostic PC to the
CRAFT PORT
on the back panel of the GoQAM.
2 Power on the diagnostic PC and activate a Procomm or Hyperterminal window
using the following modem connection settings:

9600 baud
 1 stop bit
 No parity

8 data bits
 No flow control
3 Power on the GoQAM; then, during the boot sequence, watch for the following
message on the PC monitor screen:
Type any key within 2 seconds to get shell prompt
Note: See the Connect Power Sources (on page 27) section for more details about
powering on the GoQAM.
4 Press any key on the PC to display the boot prompt. The following boot prompt
appears: boot>
Note: If you do not press a key in time to get the boot prompt, do one of the
following:
 Cycle power to the GoQAM, and repeat this step. See Resetting the
Modulator for more details.
 At the
GoQAM>
prompt, type
boot
; then, after the
Type any key
message
appears, press any key to display the boot prompt.
5
At the boot prompt, type
setbootmode
and press
Enter
. The current boot mode
setting appears.
6
Type one of the following numbers to select the boot mode:

0 - Skip BootP

1 - Attempt BootP One Time

2
- Bootp Until Successful
Result: The system saves the new boot mode to nonvolatile memory (NVRAM)
with the new setting.
7 Type exit and press Enter . The GoQAM reboots using the new boot mode.
8
Disconnect the diagnostic PC.