Compaq AlphaPC 164LX - Manual (Page 47)

Alpha SRM Console Firmware 7–5
Basic Alpha SRM Console Command Descriptions
boot
Initializes the processor, loads a program image from the specified
boot device, and transfers control to the loaded image.
Syntax
boot [-file ] [-flags
[,]]
[-protocols ] [-halt]
[]
Arguments
A device path or list of devices from which the firmware will attempt
to boot. Use the
set bootdef_dev command to set an
environment variable that specifies a default boot device.
Options
boot Command Option Description
-file Specifies the name of a file to load into the system. Use
the
set boot_file command to set the
environment variable that specifies a default boot file.
-flags
[,] Specifies additional information for the operating
system. For Tru64 UNIX systems, the following values
may be used:
i = Interactive boot
s = Boot to single user
a = Autoboot to multiuser
Use the set boot_osflags command to set an
environment variable that specifies a default boot flag
value.
-protocols
Specifies the Ethernet protocols that will be used for a
network boot. Values may be
mop or bootp .
-halt Forces the bootstrap operation to halt and invoke the
console program after the image is loaded and the page
tables and other data structures are set up.