Alpha SRM Console Firmware
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boot
Initializes the processor, loads a program image from the specified
boot device, and transfers control to the loaded image.
Syntax
boot [-file <filename>] [-flags
<longword>[,<longword>]]
[-protocols <enet_protocol>] [-halt]
[<boot_device>]
Arguments
<boot_device>
A device path or list of devices from which the firmware will attempt
to boot. Use the
set bootdef_dev
command to set an
environment variable that specifies a default boot device.
Options
boot Command Option
Description
-file <filename>
Specifies the name of a file to load into the system. Use
the
set boot_file
command to set the environ-
ment variable that specifies a default boot file.
-flags
<longword> [,<longword>]
Specifies additional information for the operating sys-
tem. For DIGITAL UNIX systems, the following val-
ues may be used:
i = Interactive boot
s = Boot to single user
a = Autoboot to multiuser
Use the
set boot_osflags
command to set an
environment variable that specifies a default boot flag
value.
-protocols
<enet_protocol>
Specifies the Ethernet protocols that will be used for a
network boot. Values may be
mop
or
bootp
.
-halt
Forces the bootstrap operation to halt and invoke the
console program after the image is loaded and the page
tables and other data structures are set up.
