User`s manual

GEVBOOT - Global Environment Variable Boot

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fw-boot-path needs to be defined as a device that was shown to be available

via ioi

PPC1-Bug>gevshow

fw-boot-device=/pci@80000000/pci1011,9@e,0:0,0

ClientIPAddr=144.191.24.121

ServerIPAddr=144.191.24.252

GatewayIPAddr=144.191.12.252

NetMask=255.255.255.0

boot-file=/usr/tmp/jdcham.ram

fw-boot-path=/pci@80000000/pci8086,484@b,0/PNP0700@3f0/floppy@0

Total Number of GE Variables =7, Bytes Utilized =313, Bytes Free =1999

gevboot automatically uses fw-boot-device -- in this example it fails

because there is no floppy in the drive with a bootable image

PPC1-Bug>gevboot

NVRAM Boot List about to Begin... Press <ESC> to Bypass, <SPC> to Continue

Scanning System for Attached Boot Devices

/pci@80000000/pci8086,484@b,0/PNP0700@3f0/floppy@0

/pci@80000000/pci1011,9@e,0:0,0

Attempting BOOT from Devices Specified by the GE Variable “fw-boot-path”

/pci@80000000/pci8086,484@b,0/PNP0700@3f0/floppy@0

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