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9 A8 R ECOVERY
9.1 B OOT - UP FROM B OOT ROM
If the A8 cannot boot up due to incorrect boot parameters, it can be recovered by booting up to
the BootROM asoutline below:
1. Connect to the A8 using a serial console cable.
2. From the A8 CLI (connected to the console), reboot the A8. Press any key to stop the
reboot when you see the command “Press any key to stop auto-boot…” in the
CLI window. The A8 will go to BootROM state, as shown in Figure 30.
3. Type “c” and enter a command “factory” in the setting “startup script” in
BootROM, as shown in “bold” letters:
- boot device : ixe
- unit number : 0
- processor number : 0
- host name : host
- file name : B4.img
- inet on ethernet (e) : <your A8 ip address>
- host inet (h) : <your ftp server ip address>
- gateway inet (g) : <gateway ip address>
- user (u) : <your ftp username>
- ftp password (pw) : <your ftp password>
- flags (f) : 0x0
- other (o) :
- startup script : factory
4. Type “p” to check if the setting is correct, as shown in Figure 33.
5. And then, type “@” to reboot the A8 from the BootROM. The A8 will boot up with the
factory default settings.
Figure 33. Enter command “factory” in startup script of BootROM