Thanks, all. Will give it a try.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Gilles Schipper <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> You must not edit the AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS file directly.
>
> Just create the file as specified in my earlier post and redo the
> appropriate sysgen commands, and the steps that follow.
>
> Should work fine if all steps are completed exactly as specified.
>
>
>
>
> At 10:55 AM 2011-02-24, Mark Landin wrote:
>
>> OK, some progress, but not enough.
>>
>> AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS is indeed completely on LDEV 1.
>>
>> I knew that the file needed to have some special characters at the end
>> (based on a post I saw on the ITRC). Mine has two LF characters on the
>> end,
>> not a CR and an LF.
>>
>> Unfortunately, that file is now permanently opened by PROGEN.PUB.SYS, even
>> though I've gone back into SYSGEN to "deconfigure" this file using
>> "dauto".
>>
>> So, I need to get PROGEN to release this file so I can edit it properly,
>> then set it back up, and lastly do the CSLT and update config to make it
>> happen.
>>
>> How do I get PROGEN to release this file?
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 1:27 AM, Mark Landin <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Ah. The update config is definitely what I'm missing.
>> >
>> > On 2/23/11, Gilles Schipper <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> > > What you're missing is that the autoboot file has to be created with
>> > > some special characters.
>> > >
>> > > Assuming you want the autoboot behaviour to be a START NORECOVERY,
>> > > the the following demonstrates how to build and configure the autoboot
>> > file:
>> > >
>> > > Logon as MANAGER.SYS,
>> > >
>> > > :EDITOR
>> > > /A
>> > > 1 START NORECOVERY#@
>> > > 2 //
>> > > ...
>> > > /C '#' TO '13 IN 1<< changes # to be a CR >>
>> > > /C '@' TO '10 IN 1<< changes @ to be a LF >>
>> > > /KEEP AUTOBOOT,UNN
>> > >
>> > > 2.
>> > > :SYSGEN
>> > > SY
>> > > AAUTO FILE=AUTOBOOT.PUB.SYS TYPE=DISC
>> > > HOLD
>> > > E
>> > > KE
>> > > EXIT
>> > >
>> > > 3. Create new SLT tape
>> > >
>> > > 4. isl > autoboot on
>> > >
>> > > 5. update config
>> > >
>> > > The last step, UPDATE CONFIG is necessary to enable the autoboot file.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > At 09:39 PM 2011-02-23, Mark Landin wrote:
>> > >>I am having difficulty using the autoboot functionality present in
>> 7.5.
>> > >>
>> > >>I have set the AUTOBOOT flag to ON using ISL.That works fine.
>> > >>
>> > >>I have created a file called AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS. It contains the
>> single
>> > >> line
>> > >>"START NORECOVERY" followed by a LF.
>> > >>
>> > >>Using SYSGEN, I executed
>> > >>
>> > >>AA AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS DISC
>> > >>
>> > >>which, if I understand the documentation correctly, should have told
>> the
>> > >>system that, when booting from disc, use AUTOBOOT.MPEXL.SYS as the
>> > >>autoexecute file when booting from a disc device.
>> > >>
>> > >>However, when actually booting, ISL complains that it cannot find a
>> valid
>> > >>auto-execute file. Using LSAUTOFL also says it cannot find an
>> > auto-execute
>> > >>file.
>> > >>
>> > >>So what am I missing here?
>> > >>
>> > >>--
>> > >>"He's old enough to know what's right and young enough not to choose
>> it.
>> > >>He's strong enough to win the world and weak enough to lose it." -
>> Neal
>> > >>Peart
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