Motorola MVME177 manual Autoboot in progress... To abort hit Break

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Debugger General Information

exhausted. If a valid bootable device is found, a boot from that device begins. The controller scanning sequence goes from the lowest controller Logical Unit Number (LUN) detected to the highest LUN detected.

At power-up, Autoboot is enabled, and providing the drive and controller numbers encountered are valid, the following message displays on the system console:

"Autoboot in progress... To abort hit <BREAK>"

Following this message there is a delay to allow you an opportunity to abort the Autoboot process if you wish. Then the actual I/O begins: the program pointed to within the volume ID of the media specified loads into RAM and control passes to it. If, however, during this time you want to gain control without Autoboot, you can press the:

❏BREAK key

❏Software ABORT switch

❏RESET switch

Autoboot is controlled by parameters contained in the ENV command. These parameters allow:

❏Selection of specific boot devices

❏Selection of files

❏Programming of the Boot delay

Refer to the ENV command in the Commands Table for more details.

!	Although streaming tape can be used to autoboot, the
	same power supply must be connected to the:
Caution	❏ Streaming tape drive
	❏ Controller
	❏ MVME177

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