Starting An Installation Of Compaq Tru64 Unix; Table 2-3 Starting An Installation Of Compaq Tru64 Unix - Compaq XP1000 Installation And Setup Manual

2-8 Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000 Installation and Setup Guide
Step
3
4
5
Starting an Installation of Compaq Tru64
UNIX
Step
1 At the SRM prompt, type:
>>>set
boot_osflags " "
2 At the SRM prompt, type:
>>>set
auto_action halt
3
At the SRM prompt, type:
>>>set os_type
unix
>>>init
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Table 2-2
Setting Up Partitions for a Windows NT Installation
Action
Press the [F10] key to
continue.
Press [Enter].
Press [Esc].
To start an installation of Compaq Tru64 UNIX, follow the steps in Table 2-3.
NOTE: The SRM console must be installed and running in order to install Compaq
Tru64 UNIX. If the AlphaBIOS console is running, refer to the Compaq
Professional Workstation XP1000 System Reference and Maintenance Guide for
instructions on loading the SRM firmware.
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Table 2-3

Starting an Installation of Compaq Tru64 UNIX

Action
Clears the boot_osflags variable.
Halts the system at the console prompt each time the system is turned
on, crashes, or when the reset button is pushed.
Sets the operating system (Compaq Tru64 UNIX).
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Result
Express Setup Complete screen displays.
A list of disks, including partitions, displays.
AlphaBIOS setup screen displays.
Refer to Table 2-1 to re-attempt a Windows NT installation.
for more information.
Result
continued