On Mar 23, 2005, at 7:33 AM, Ostermueller Erik - eoster wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've used the DOS rawrite.exe to create a bootable floppy with the 
> boot.fs.
> But, my 600au doesn't boot to the floppy.  Instead, it boots right 
> past it
> to the >>>.  What commands from the ">>>" prompt could I use to verify 
> the
> contents of the floppy?  I tried to look at the 3.5" floppy from my 
> winxp
> box, but I got this message:
>
> "The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
> Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and 
> that
> the volume is not corrupted."
>
>
> I wasn't expecting this message -- I thought there was a single 
> universal fs
> for 3.5" floppies.

600au is an alpha, not a vax.  You want the port-alpha list.

the 600au isn't a PC.  It will not autoboot off the floppy.
Once you get the '>>>', you need to tell it to boot off the
floppy.  show config will reveal the device name for the
floppy.


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