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Freeway User Guide
of the boot-up sequence. You can use these commands to do anything you want, includ-
ing making changes to configuration files. When using this method to update files in the
operational directory (
/tmp/boot), your commands must update the same files in the non-
volatile storage directory (
/usr/local/freeway/boot.src) in order to make the changes perma-
nent.
The following procedure is an example of updating the
bootcfg file on the Freeway server
using the CDROM update method.
Step 1: If you have a copy of the original
bootcfg file on your client system or PC, edit
this file to make the desired changes, or create a new
bootcfg file from scratch.
Step 2: Create a text file called
command.sh on your client system or PC. Edit the file
such that it contains the following text (lines starting with pound sign ‘#’ are ignored by
the shell):
# update the bootcfg file from cdrom
echo “Updating bootcfg file”
mount -u -o rw /usr
cp -p /cdrom/bootcfg /usr/local/freeway/boot.src
mount -u -o ro /usr
echo “bootcfg file updated”
Step 3: Use the CD writing software on your PC to create a CD-R with the two files
(bootcfg and command.sh) in the root directory. You may also use a CD-RW if you plan to
make several updates. That way you can just erase the CD and use it over again.
Step 4: Place the CDROM in the Freeway’s CD/DVD drive and reboot the Freeway
server. If you watch the boot-up procedure on the Freeway console, you should be able