Ethan,
the "-flags" option of the "boot" command takes _one_or_two_ longwords
as an argument, so specifying "-fl 1" defaults to "-fl 0,1". Both set
the high-order longword to zero, and the low-order longword to one,
which for Unix seems to mean single-user mode. For VMS, it would mean
conversational bootstrap.
I believe DEC put the comma in for readability. With a VAX' comparable
/R5:n option, you could have up to eight hex digits, which is
acceptable, but sixteen hex digits with "-flags n" would just be too
much to read comfortably.
BTW: If dkc0 is set as your default boot device (bootdef_dev), you
should be able to just "b" into normal (multiuser) operating mode, or "b
-fl 1" if you need something special.
Andreas
Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> --- Rick Murphy <rmurphy_at_itm-inst.com> wrote:
> > At 03:49 PM 5/14/02 -0700, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> >
> > >I'm trying to break into (my own) DEC Alpha running Digital Unix V3.2...
>
> > Use:
> > >>> b -flags 0,1 dkc0
>
> Why the 0? I did this (Thanks, Doc!)
>
> >>> b dkc0 -flags 1
>
> ... and I got in just fine.
...
> Still curious about the "0" in your sample line, though.
>
> Thanks for the tip,
>
> -ethan
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Andreas Freiherr
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Received on Wed May 15 2002 - 11:57:31 BST