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From: ericw@sycamore (Eric D. Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: How to single-user boot a RS/6000
Message-ID: <1991Jun5.214327.23724@asihub.uucp>
Date: 5 Jun 91 21:43:27 GMT
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Reply-To: ericw@autosys.com (Eric D. Williams)
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, San Diego Centre
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Howdy,

  I'm an experienced Unix type, who got this IBM 6000 dumped on
  me.  In it's previous life, it was at our San Jose office, and
  is configured to look for their NIS domain.  So when we turn it
  on here in San Diego, it locks up waiting of the San Jose NIS
  servers to respond.  So my question: how do you boot one of these
  things into single-user mode so I can fix the problem?   So far,
  I can't even talk to the ROM monitor like on other workstations.
  We got some harware manuals, with 9+ diagnostic diskettes but no
  mention of how to set the boot mode.  Any advice would be
  appreciated!

Thanks,
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     Eric D. Williams              "I am the Great and Powerful
     Cadence Design Systems       SuperUser! Ignore the confused,
     ericw@autosys.com           tired person behind that curtain!"
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