Subject: Re: Verifying a bootable floppy
To: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
From: Jan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/23/2005 19:25:54
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On Wed, 2005-03-23 07:39:24 -0800, Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
wrote in message <d39f1b519c9d084ae6beb26ca2fe57d9@3am-software.com>:
> On Mar 23, 2005, at 7:33 AM, Ostermueller Erik - eoster wrote:
[ Miata aka. Personal WorkStation 600au ]
> 600au is an alpha, not a vax. You want the port-alpha list.
>=20
> 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.
To cut a long story short, "boot dva0" should boot off a FDC-attached
floppy.
MfG, JBG
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