Retriving ULTRIXBOOT From Distribution Media In Standalone Mode

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PRODUCT: ULTRIX  V4.2a

SOURCE:     Digital Customer Support Center


PROBLEM:

You have a DECstation 5000/200 running ULTRIX version 4.2a.  When you
try to boot the system you get the following error:

                can't open ultrixboot


SOLUTION:

You cannot boot to multi-user or single-user mode or off of genvmunix.
Boot your system in standalone mode and and extract the ultrixboot file
off the distribution media by following the steps below:


        -----------------------------------------------------------------
        | STEPS |               COMMAND/PROCEDURE                       |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   1   |   boot standalone                                     |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   2   |   >> cd /dev                                          |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   3   |   >> MAKEDEV rz0 tz5                                  |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   4   |   >> cd /                                             |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   5   |   >> /etc/fsck /dev/rrz0a                             |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   6   |   >> /etc/mount /dev/rz0a /mnt                        |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   7   |   >> cd /mnt                                          |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   8   |   >> echo * (chances are ultrixboot is NOT there;     |
        |       |              therefore, proceed to step 9)            |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |   9   |   >> cd /                                             |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |  10   |   take the boot distribution out (4.2a boot/upgrade)  |
        |       |   and insert SUPPORTED volume 1 (v4.2) media          |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |  11   |   >> /bin/mt -f /dev/nrmt0h rew                       |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |  12   |   >> /bin/mt -f /dev/nrmt0h fsf 2                     |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |  13   |   >> cd /mnt                                          |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |  14   |   >> /bin/restore xf /dev/nrmt0h ./ultrixboot         |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |       |   >> sync                                             |
        |  15   |   >> sync                                             |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |  16   |   >> /etc/halt                                        |
        |-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
        |  17   |   boot the system as usual                            |
        |_______|_______________________________________________________|

NOTE:

With version 4.3 media, ./ultrixboot is on the boot/upgrade tape not the
supported volume 1.