topic How to Modify KernelPrompt ? in Operating System - HP-UX

How to Modify KernelPrompt ?

Mark Cater_3 — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 04:47:50 GMT

how do i modify:
ISL booting hpux KernelPrompt "Choose Operating System to Install :" 120 1
1. target OS is B.11.00
2. target OS is B.11.11
3. target OS is B.11.23 PA
4. Exit
To change options/timing.
It appears to be kept in boot_lif if you do a strings on this file.

Re: How to Modify KernelPrompt ?

Stephen Keane — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:32:54 GMT

What does

lifls -l boot_lif

give you?

Re: How to Modify KernelPrompt ?

Mark Cater_3 — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:36:18 GMT

#lifls -l [/opt/ignite/boot/boot_lif
volume ISL10 data size 859365 directory size 2 04/09/08 22:01:48
filename type start size implement created
===============================================================
ISL -12800 16 242 0 04/09/08 22:39:10
AUTO -12289 264 2 0 04/09/08 22:39:10
HPUX -12928 272 1024 0 04/09/08 22:39:10

Re: How to Modify KernelPrompt ?

Stephen Keane — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:46:10 GMT

The only text file in there is the AUTO file.

You can see what is in the AUTO file via

lifcp boot_lif:AUTO -

which will copy it to stdout. I wouldn't recommend you do that with HPUX or ISL though, as they ary binaries and will probably screw up your terminal.

If the prompt isn't in the AUTO file, you need to look elsewhere, as you won't be able to edit the binaries HPUX and ISL.

Re: How to Modify KernelPrompt ?

Mark Cater_3 — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 06:01:00 GMT

I did look at lifcp but missed the obvious.
Have now modified the menu - thanks.