ISL: AUTOBOOT / AUTOSEARCH - Command not supported on this SPU

[Ross Minkov]

This was done on rp8400 system. How do I set it to autoboot. Every time I reboot it stops at the console and does not autoboot.

12:52:46 ISL Revision A.00.43 Apr 12, 2000
12:52:46
12:52:46 ISL> ?
12:52:49
12:52:49 HELP Help Facility
12:52:49 LS List ISL utilities
12:52:49 AUTOBOOT Set or clear autoboot flag in stable storage
12:52:49 AUTOSEARCH Set or clear autosearch flag in stable storage
12:52:49 PRIMPATH Modify primary boot path in stable storage
12:52:50 ALTPATH Modify alternate boot path in stable storage
12:52:50 CONSPATH Modify system console path in stable storage
12:52:50 DISPLAY Display boot and console paths in stable storage
12:52:50 LSAUTOFL List contents of autoboot file
12:52:50 FASTSIZE Sets or displays FASTSIZE
12:52:50 800SUPPORT Boots the s800 Support Kernel from the boot device
12:52:50 700SUPPORT Boot the s700 Support Kernel from the boot device
12:52:50 READNVM Displays contents of one word of NVM
12:52:50 READSS Displays contents of one word of stable storage
12:52:50 LSBATCH List contents of batch file
12:52:50 BATCH Execute commands in batch file
12:52:50 LSEST List contents of EST (Extended Self Test) file
12:52:50 EST Execute commands in EST (Extended Self Test) file
12:52:50 EXIT Return to the Boot Console Handler
12:52:50
12:52:50 Enter 'LS' to see a list of the ISL utilities.
12:52:50
12:52:50 ISL> AUTOBOOT ON
12:52:56
12:52:56 Command not supported on this SPU.
12:52:56
12:52:56 ISL> AUTOSEARCH ON
12:53:06
12:53:06 Command not supported on this SPU.
12:53:06
12:53:06 ISL>

[Joshua Scott · Accepted solution]

AUTOBOOT is not supported in the ISL on the rp8400, because there are a few more options than just off/on. You have to set it from the Boot Console handler menu. I think you go into the configuration menu. do a 'help autoboot' (IIRC) and it will describe which options you can set. there are 3 or 4 at least IIRC.

HTH
-Josh

[Helen French]

You can set these options from either the command line:

# setboot -b on
# man setboot (for details)

or from the boot console menu.

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Ross,

Do this from the isl configuration menu. normally this is accessed by typing co from the isl menu.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Ross Minkov]

thanks for your help