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- From: mondore@jacob.its.rpi.edu (E Andrew Mondore)
- Subject: Re: Building a bootable floppy
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- References: <fogarty-220193121057@159.70.37.113>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:57:17 GMT
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- In article <fogarty-220193121057@159.70.37.113>, fogarty@erenj.com (Ben Fogarty) writes:
- |> In the January issue of RS/Magazine there was an article on setting up
- |> emergency procedures
- |> for your RS6000. One of the first things which should be done is build a
- |> bootable system
- |> onto an alternate media to permit getting at the hard disk. The article
- |> cites publication
- |> SC23-2341-05 - AIX Installation Guide. Unfortunately, the machine I
- |> inherited has no manuals
- |> and I can't look up the procedure. I am running version 3.2 of the
- |> operating system. I would very
- |> much appreciate a set of instructions on how to create the bootable system
- |> cited in
- |> the publication mentioned. If it is too complex to write up, I'll try to
- |> get that manual.
- |>
- |> Thanks very much for your help.
- |>
- |> Ben Fogarty - Senior Staff Analyst
- |> Exxon Research & Engineering
- |> Computing and Telecom Support Division
- |> fogarty@erenj.com
- You want to create BOSboot Diskettes. You'll need either three or four
- 3.5" 1.44MB disks to do this. If your machine has a graphics adapter, you'll
- need four diskettes -- otherwise you'll need three diskettes.
-
- First, format the diskettes using the "format" command.
-
- Second, create the BOS Boot diskette by inserting a formatted diskette into
- the diskette drive and enter "bosboot -a -d fd0".
-
- Third, create the BOS Display diskette by inserting a formatted diskette into
- the diskette drive and enter "mkdispdskt".
-
- Fourth, create the BOS Install/Maintenance diskette by inserting a formatted
- diskette into the diskette drive and enter "mkinstdskt".
-
- Fifth, if your machine has a graphics adapter, insert the fourth formatted
- diskette into the diskette drive and enter "mkextdskt".
-
- Finally, write protect the diskettes.
-
- Hope this helps.
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