[rescue] OpenVMS CD boot

[Kevin]

SRM os_type is set to VMS.

I've got an external SCSI CDROM with a 512 byte switch
in back.  I'll give that a shot tomarrow and see how it
goes.

Thanks,
/KRM

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:58:33 -0500 (CDT)
dittman at dittman.net (Eric Dittman) wrote:

> > I am attempting to install OpenVMS 7.2-1 onto a PWS
> > 500au.  I pop in the cd and issue the command
> > ">>>boot DQB0".  It starts to boot the install CD
> > but then pops up with an error message:
> > 
> > "oINIT_IO_DB-F-CFG_DEV_NOT_FOUND, a device on the
> > boot line, or in BOOT_DEV cannot be found in the
> > config tables"
> 
> It would be much easier to boot and install from a
> SCSI CDROM drive. You'll need one that supports 512
> byte sectors.
> 
> Other than that, try checking the os_type from SRM. 
> If it isn't set to OpenVMS, change it and try again.
> -- 
> Eric Dittman
> dittman at dittman.net
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