Power-Up 2-23
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The final primary CPU determination is made. The primary CPU unloads
PALcode and decompression code from the FEPROM on the PCI 0 to its B-
cache. The primary CPU then jumps to the PALcode to start the SRM
console.
The primary CPU prints a message indicating that it is running the console.
Starting with this message, the power-up display is printed to the default
console terminal, regardless of the state of the console environment variable.
(If console is set to graphics, the display from here to the end is saved in a
memory buffer and printed to the graphics monitor after the PCI buses are
sized and the graphics device is initialized.)
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The size and type of each memory pair is determined.
The console is started on each of the secondary CPUs. A status message
prints for each CPU.
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The PCI bridges (indicated as IODn) are probed and the devices are reported.
I/O adapters are configured.
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The SRM console banner and prompt are printed. (The SRM prompt is shown
in this manual as P00>>>. It can, however, be P01>>>, P02>>>, or P03>>>.
The number indicates the primary processor.) If the auto_action environment
variable is set to boot or restart and the os_type environment variable is set
to unix or openvms, the DIGITAL UNIX or OpenVMS operating system
boots.
If the system is running the Windows NT operating system (the os_type
environment variable is set to nt), the SRM console loads and starts the
AlphaBIOS console and does not print the SRM banner or prompt.
