User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 System Requirements
- 2.3 Configuring Your System
- 2.4 Updating the Debug Monitor Firmware
- 2.4.1 Updating Firmware in a Flash ROM
- 2.4.2 Updating the Flash ROM from the AlphaBIOS S...
- 2.4.3 Updating the Flash ROM from the Windows NT ...
- 2.4.4 Updating the Flash ROM from the Debug Monit...
- 2.4.5 Updating the Flash ROM from the Alpha SRM C...
- 2.4.6 Running Firmware Update
- 2.4.7 Updating Firmware in a UVPROM
- 2.5 Switching to the Debug Monitor Firmware on Fl...
- 2.6 Debug Monitor Memory Map
- 2.7 Downloading Files
- 2.8 Execution Commands
- 2.9 Resetting the Debug Monitor
- Remote Debugging
- User Commands
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Using the Commands
- 4.3 User Commands Quick Reference
- 4.4 User Commands
- apropos
- arpshow
- bcoff
- bcon
- beep
- boot
- bootadr
- bootopt
- bpstat
- cb
- cfreg
- cl
- compare
- cont
- copy
- cq
- creg
- cw
- date
- delete
- dis
- dml
- dmq
- ebuff
- edevice
- edmp
- einit
- eml
- emq
- eprom
- ereg
- eshow
- estat
- estop
- fill
- flash
- flasherase
- flboot
- flcd
- flcopy
- fldir
- flload
- flread
- flsave
- flwrite
- fwupdate
- go
- help
- iack
- ident
- init
- jtopal
- ladebug
- load
- mces
- mcheck
- memtest
- mrb
- mrl
- mrw
- mwb
- mwl
- mww
- netboot
- netload
- next
- pb
- pcishow
- pfreg
- pl
- pq
- prb
- preg
- prl
- prw
- pw
- pwb
- pwl
- pww
- rabox
- rb
- rbcfg
- rbctl
- rbiu
- riccsr
- rl
- rmode
- romboot
- romlist
- romload
- romverify
- rsys
- rw
- sb
- setbaud
- setty
- sl
- sq
- step
- stop
- sum
- sw
- swpipl
- sysshow
- tip
- version
- wabox
- wb
- wbcfg
- wbctl
- wbiu
- wiccsr
- wl
- wrfen
- wsys
- ww
- Support, Products, and Documentation
- Index
4–18 User Commands
User Commands
bootopt
bootopt
The bootopt command selects the operating system and firmware type to be used
on the next power-up.
Format
bootopt [type]
Parameters
type
Specifies the operating system type. If the specified image is not found at power-up,
the first image is booted. If there are no ROM headers, the whole ROM will be
loaded at address 0.
Description
The bootopt command selects the operating system and associated firmware type
that will be used the next time you power up your motherboard. If no type is
specified, a list of predefined types is displayed along with the current selection. Use
the romlist command to display the images contained in the ROM. You can specify
the type as a number or a name.
Type_number Type_name Description
0 DBM Alpha Motherboard Debug Monitor
1NTWindows NT
2 VMS OpenVMS
3 UNIX DIGITAL UNIX
7 LINUX Linux, MILO
8 VXWORKS VxWorks
10 SROM Serial ROM