| Title: | DEC3000 |
| Moderator: | WRKSYS::BCLARK |
| Created: | Wed Jan 04 1995 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 266 |
| Total number of notes: | 763 |
On the firmware website at
http://ftp.digital.com:80/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/
there is several methods for booting firmware documented.
They list a method using the system disk and the file
name with the BTP extension.
Other systems use the .EXE file for the system disk. I also have
used non-system disks and executed writeboot on the .exe file to make
that disk bootable.
1) Will the .exe work if writebooted on a non-system disk?
2) Will the system disk method work if the .EXE file is used instead of
the .BTP ?
3) Will the .BTP file work if writeboot is execute against it.
Wes Gulden
Colorado CSC
csc32::Gulden
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262.1 | fw file types | LEDDEV::DHATI | Thu May 01 1997 17:54 | 11 | |
The fw types are .btp - bare fw image (to be used with writeboot) .exe - fw + cd bootable header .sys - fw + mop header. SO if you want to build a bootable floppy , use the .btp file. - Sridhar. | |||||