Chapter 4 Booting And Installing An Operating System - Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Reference Manual

This chapter gives instructions for booting the Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, and
Linux operating systems and for starting an operating system installation. It
also describes how to switch from one operating system to another. Refer to
your operating system documentation for complete instructions on booting or
starting an installation.
The following topics are included:
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Setting boot options
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Booting Tru64 UNIX
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Starting a Tru64 UNIX installation
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Booting Linux
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Booting OpenVMS
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Starting an OpenVMS installation
NOTE: Your system may have been delivered to you with factory-installed
software (FIS); that is, with a version of the operating system already
installed. If so, refer to the FIS documentation included with your
system to boot your operating system for the first time. Linux-ready
systems do not come with factory-installed software.
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