Installation guide
Chapter 4. Configuring the Boot Parameters Using the Initialization Diskette
2. Use the blank form in Figure 4-2 to write down your boot parameter configurations for future reference.
Figure 4-2. Configured Freeway System Boot Parameters (Init Disk)
Freeway System Boot Parameters
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Boot Device : _____________________________________
Processor Number : _____________________________________
FTP User Name : _____________________________________
FTP Password : _____________________________________
Flags : _____________________________________
Freeway Server Name : _____________________________________
Freeway Inet Address : _____________________________________
Freeway Subnet Mask : _____________________________________
Boot Server Name : _____________________________________
Boot Server Inet Address : _____________________________________
System Boot Directory : _____________________________________
System Boot File Name : _____________________________________
Configuration File Name : _____________________________________
Secondary Net Interface : _____________________________________
Gateway Inet Address : _____________________________________
3. Save the edited bootparm.txt file to the boot parameter initialization floppy disk, then remove the floppy disk
from the PC.
4. Insert the initialization disk in the Freeway’s floppy drive. Turn on the power. The Freeway will boot from the
floppy disk, and automatically execute the autoexec.bat commands to copy the bootparm.txt file from the
floppy to the "C:" partition of the Freeway’s disk.
After the bootparm.txt is copied, remove the initialization disk from the floppy drive and reboot the Freeway.
When the Freeway boots, it will discover bootparm.txt in the C: DOS partition and extract the boot parameter
lines from it, then delete it (it is deleted so it doesn’t interfere with later changes to the boot parameters, when the
Freeway is subsequently booted). The Freeway boot process performs rudimentary error checking on some of
the parameters to verify that the values provided are of the correct format for the parameter type, but otherwise
simply writes the parameters into the NVRAM.txt file exactly as provided. If an undetected error occurs (for
example, a critical parameter missing or misspelled in the bootparm.txt file), the Freeway may fail to boot.
If Freeway attempts to boot for several minutes (as can be detected by its beeping and accessing the hard disk),
assume that there is a problem with the boot parameters or the network connection. Insert the boot parameter
initialization disk in the PC again and review the boot parameters on the disk to be sure they are set correctly for
your Freeway’s configuration. Once set correctly, go back to the beginning of this step 4 and try again (insert the
boot parameter initialization disk into the Freeway’s disk drive and reboot it).
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