booting error on alpaserver

[jroberts1]

I have and old Alphaserver DS10 that is not booting. I am a novice with this thing so I am hopeing somebody will see what I am missing.

I have a known working hardrive and all other hardware SCSI boards video boards etc tested in another Alph and known to be good.

I get this listed below.
>>>b dka0
(boot dka0.0.0.2000.0 -file vmunix -flags a)
block 0 of dka0.0.0.2000.0 is a valid boot block
reading 936 blocks from dka0.0.0.2000.0
bootstrap code read in
base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 75000
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at ff48000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code
%APB-F-BADSYSROOT, System root does not exist, check bootflags


Is there a SYSA file that I need to edit to make the boot continue.

[Uwe Zessin]

It looks like you are trying to boot an OpenVMS system from the disk while the server's console subsystem is set up for a multiuser-boot of Tru64 Unix.

would be the local root that the system tries to boot from. In most cases, however, the default root is . Try this:
>>> set os_type OpenVMS
>>> set boot_file

>>> set boot_osflags 0,0
>>> boot dka0

[jroberts1]

Hey thanks Uwe Zessin for the reply I tried the commands you sent and got the server to boot up to the working system on the hard disk.

I had another question: On booting Alpha servers.

After shutdown and power off then I powered back on again the system still comes back up to the >>> prompt I can manually load the boot commands and things work great.

Is there a system file I can edit and put these commands into to automaticly bring the system up without entering the operating system and boot commands by hand.

I am trying to build a spare unit I can ship to a remote location and have an operator install it for me. The automatic boot would be the way to go, so as not to have to manually load the commands.

Thanks.

[Uwe Zessin]

Sure, if it has not been set - configure the boot device:
>>> set bootdef_dev dka0

Configure automatic boot:
>>> set auto_action boot

[jroberts1]

The set boot to the hard disk is working thanks for the help.