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<body>
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<p>
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<p>
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For pSeries boxes, sometimes the cds might not autoboot. You might have
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The CD should autoboot on your pSeries box, but sometimes it does not.
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to set up your cdrom as a bootable device in the multi-boot menu. (F1 at
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Then you have to set up your cdrom as a bootable device in the multi-boot
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startup) The other option is to jump into OF and do it from there:
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menu. If you start your machine with monitor and keyboard you can reach
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the multi-boot menu pressing the F1 key on startup. But if you start your
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machine using the serial console then you have to press '1'. Press the key
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when you see the beginning of this line on the serial console:
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<pre caption="Hit the button when seeing this line">
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memory      keyboard     network      scsi      speaker
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</pre>
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<p>
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1) Boot into OF  (this is 8 from the serial cons or F8 from a graphics
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The other option is to jump into OpenFirmware and do it from there:
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cons, start hitting the key when you see the keyboard mouse etc etc
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messages
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1) Boot into OpenFirmware: same procedure as getting into multi-boot
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(described a few lines above), but use F8 and 8 instead of F1 and 1.
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</p>
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</p>
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2) run the command 0> boot cdrom:1,yaboot
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2) run the command 0> boot cdrom:1,yaboot
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3) stand back and enjoy!
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3) stand back and enjoy!
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<note>
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If you get something like this then OpenFirmware isn't set up correctly.
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Please use the multi-boot option described a few lines above.
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</note>
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<pre caption="Output if OF is _not_ set up correctly">
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0 > boot cdrom:1,yaboot
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 ok
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0 >
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</pre>
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</body>
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</subsection>
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</subsection>
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<subsection id="booted">
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<subsection id="booted">

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