HP UX install

[roadrunner_1]

I have an old HP 712 workstation running 11.00. This workstation crashed on me and Iam trying to install 11.00 from CDROM.
Iam at the BOOT_ADMIN prompt
and I do not remember the commands to boot from CDROM...

I tried boot
It tries to do something and then returns back to the BOOT_ADMIN prompt.

Can somebody help me

[Ted Ellis_2]

when you see the "press any key within 10 seconds to interrupt message" hit a key. You may already be doing this

then you should be able to enter the following command to search for bootable devices:

sea

It should find the cdrom down a path other than the internal disk(s). If the list has the p0, p1, etc reference numbers, then use that to target the cdrom for boot

boot pX... where X is the ref number

enter n for interracting with ipl and you should be all set. You can also use the full hardware address listed from the sea instead of the pX ref. number

Ted

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

When at the Boot Admin menu you should be able to select the boot source by entering:

# bo pN

..where pN is the device identifier associated with a SCSI path.

Regards!

...JRF...

[roadrunner_1]

This is an old workstation...I have to hit the esc key to interrupt the boot process...i think i found the problem...my external CDROM drive is not terminated..this may be the problem...

Anybody,any thoughts on this...

[Ted Ellis_2]

termination would indeed help.... I had an Apollo 712 workstation until recently and it behaved with its external cdrom... which had a terminator :-)

Think you may have solved your own case

[KCS_1]

Hi,

you can search ur boot deives in your workstaion from input "sea" command and then also select ur boot device

1. main> sea

2. main> bo pN(N is boot device)


have a nice day!

[roadrunner_1]

i terminated my external CDROM drive. But when I boot from the CDROM drive with the HPUX core OS CD, it does not do anything but get the default BOOT_ADMIN path...

I use the bo scsi.2.0 where scsi.2.0 is the path of my drive..

also I am using an external caddy drive manufactured by sony for SUN MICRO, the model is CDU 560 SUNMSCD...

What may be the problem..is the cdrom drive non-compatible...