Changing The Boot Mode - Cisco D9477-1 Installation And Operation Manual

Chapter 4 Operating the Modulator

Changing the Boot Mode

1 Connect a diagnostic PC to the CRAFT PORT on the back panel of the MQAM.
Power on the diagnostic PC and activate a Procomm or Hyperterminal window
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using the following modem connection settings:

9600 baud

1 stop bit
 No parity
 8 data bits
 No flow control
3 Power on the MQAM; 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 16) section for more details about
powering on the MQAM.
Press any key on the PC to display the boot prompt. The following boot prompt
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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 MQAM, and repeat this step. See Resetting the Modulator
for more details.
 At the MQAM> prompt, type boot; then, after the Type any key message
appears, press any key to display the boot prompt.
At the boot prompt, type setbootmode and press Enter. The current boot mode
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setting appears.
Type one of the following numbers to select the boot mode:
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
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 MQAM reboots using the new boot mode.
Disconnect the diagnostic PC.
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