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<dd><div class="Item"><a name="87284"> </a><i class="textVariable">diskette type</i> </div>
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<dd><div class="Indent"><a name="87285"> </a>a digit specifying the type of diskette:<p class="table">
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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87307"> </a>0 =</p>

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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87309"> </a>default; 3.5" diskette</p>

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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87311"> </a>1 =</p>

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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87313"> </a>5.25" diskette</p>

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<dd><p class="Body"><a name="85592"> </a>Thus, to boot from drive <b class="file">B:</b> with a 5.25" diskette, enter the following:</p>
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<dd><pre class="Code2"><b><a name="85593"></b><tt class="output">boot device:</tt><b> fd=1,1</a></b></pre>
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<dd><p class="Body"><a name="85594"> </a>The default value of the file-name boot parameter is <b class="file">/fd0/vxWorks.st</b>. You can specify another boot image; for example, assume that you have placed your <b class="file">vxWorks</b> and <b class="file">vxWorks.sym</b> files in the root directory of the 5.25" diskette in drive <b class="file">A:</b> as the files <b class="file">A:\\_vxworks</b> and <b class="file">A:\vxworks.sym</b>, and that the mount point for this drive is <b class="file">/fd0</b>. To boot this image, enter the following in the boot parameters display: </p>
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<dd><pre class="Code2"><b><a name="85595"></b><tt class="output">boot device:</tt><b> fd=0,1 
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</b><tt class="output">file name: </tt><b>/fd0/vxworks</a></b></pre>
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<b class="HU-bullet"><li><a name="85600"> </a><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1" class="sans">Booting from ATA/IDE Disk</font></li></b>
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<dd><p class="Body"><a name="85601"> </a>To boot from an ATA/IDE disk, specify the boot device as <b class="symbol_lc">ata</b>. First, specify the <i class="textVariable">controller number</i> on the boot device line of the boot parameters display. Then, specify the <i class="textVariable">drive number</i>. The format is as follows: </p>
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<dd><pre class="Code2"><b><a name="85602"></b><tt class="output">boot device:</tt><b> ata=<i class="textVariable">controller number,</i> <i class="textVariable">drive number </i></a></b></pre>
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<dd><div class="Item"><a name="85603"> </a><i class="textVariable">controller number</i> </div>
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<dd><div class="Indent"><a name="85604"> </a>a digit specifying the controller number:<p class="table">
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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87318"> </a>a controller described in the first entry of the <b class="symbol_lc">ataResources</b> table (in the default configuration, the local IDE disk is the first controller)</p>

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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87320"> </a>1 =</p>

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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87322"> </a>a controller described in the second entry of the <b class="symbol_lc">ataResources</b> table (in the default configuration, the ATA PCMCIA PC card is the second controller)</p>

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<dd><div class="Item"><a name="85607"> </a><i class="textVariable">drive number</i> </div>
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<dd><div class="Indent"><a name="85608"> </a>a digit specifying the hard drive:<p class="table">
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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87327"> </a>the first drive on the controller (drive <b class="file">C: </b>or<b class="file"> E:</b>)</p>

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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87331"> </a>the second drive on the controller (drive <b class="file">D: </b>or<b class="file"> F:</b>)</p>

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<dd><p class="Body"><a name="85611"> </a>If your <b class="file">vxWorks</b> and <b class="file">vxWorks.sym</b> files are in the root directory of your IDE hard disk drive <b class="file">C:</b> as the files <b class="file">C:\vxworks</b> and <b class="file">C:\vxworks.sym</b>, where <b class="file">C: </b>is the first IDE disk drive on the system and the mount point for the drive is <b class="file">/ata0</b>, then enter the following in the boot parameters display: </p>
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<dd><pre class="Code2"><b><a name="85612"></b><tt class="output">boot device:</tt><b> ata=0,0 
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</b><tt class="output">file name:</tt><b> /ata0/vxworks</a></b></pre>
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<b class="HU-bullet"><li><a name="85617"> </a><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1" class="sans">Booting from PCMCIA PC Card</font></li></b>
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<dd><p class="Body"><a name="85618"> </a>To boot from a PCMCIA PC card, specify the boot device as <b class="file">pcmcia</b>. Specify the <i class="textVariable">socket number</i> on the <b class="symbol_lc">boot device:</b> line of the boot parameters display. The format is as follows: </p>
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<dd><pre class="Code2"><b><a name="85619"></b><tt class="output">boot device:</tt><b> pcmcia=<i class="textVariable">socket number</i></a></b></pre>
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<dd><div class="Item"><a name="85620"> </a><i class="textVariable">socket number</i> </div>
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<dd><div class="Indent"><a name="87337"> </a>a digit specifying the socket number:<p class="table">
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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87347"> </a>the first PCMCIA socket</p>

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<p class="BodyLeft"><a name="87351"> </a>the second PCMCIA socket</p>

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<dd><p class="Body"><a name="87340"> </a>If your <b class="file">vxWorks</b> and <b class="file">vxWorks.sym</b> files are in the root directory of your ATA or SRAM PCMCIA PC card drive <b class="file">E:</b> as the files <b class="file">E:\vxworks</b> and <b class="file">E:\vxworks.sym</b>, and the mount point for your PC card drive is <b class="file">/pc0</b>, then enter the following: </p>
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<dd><pre class="Code2"><b><a name="85625"></b><tt class="output">boot device:</tt><b> pcmcia=0 
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<dd><p class="Body"><a name="85628"> </a>If you are using an Ethernet PC card, the boot device is the same and the file name is:</p>
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<dd><pre class="Code2"><b><a name="85629"></b><tt class="output">file name: </tt><b>/usr/wind/target/config/pc386/vxWorks</a></b></pre>
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<b class="HU-bullet"><li><a name="88655"> </a><font face="Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1" class="sans">Booting from Flash File System</font></li></b>
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<dd><p class="Body"><a name="88656"> </a>To boot from an TFFS disk, specify the boot device as <b class="symbol_lc">tffs</b>. Specify both the drive number and the removable bit on the<b class="symbol_lc"> boot device:</b> line of the boot parameters display. The format is as follows:</p>
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<dd><div class="Item"><a name="89069"> </a>drive number</div>
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<dd><div class="Indent"><a name="89070"> </a>a digit specifying the drive number; it should be in the range of 0 to (<b class="symbol_lc">noOfDrives</b> - 1). The global variable <b class="symbol_lc">noOfDrives</b> holds the number of registered drives, and is initialized by <b class="routine"><i class="routine">sysTffsInit</i></b><b>(&nbsp;)</b> in <b class="library">tffsDrv</b>. </div>
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<dd><div class="Item"><a name="89075"> </a>removable bit</div>
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<dd><div class="Indent"><a name="89076"> </a>a digit specifying whether or not the drive is removable. <p class="table">
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