using the bootstrap loader

USING THE BOOTSTRAP LOADER
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When entering the monitor's B command or responding to the Bootstrap Loader's asterisk
prompt, you must specify the load file. One way to do this is to simply press Carriage
Return. This causes the Bootstrap Loader to search for a default file on the default device
(these defaults are set up when you configure the first stage). The Intel-supplied first stage
uses the following pathname as its default:
/SYSTEM/RMX86
If you were using the default first stage and you wanted to load the file called
/SYSTEM/RMX86 from the default device, you could simply type the B command with no
parameters (if you boot from the monitor) and press Carriage Return, or type a Carriage
Return only (if the Bootstrap Loader displays its own prompt).
If you need to specify a load file that is different from the default one, use the following
format for the specification:
Where:
:device:pathname
: device:
path name
This is the name of the secondary storage device that contains the load
file. If you omit the device name, the default device is used (as
established during first stage configuration).
When loading iRMX I applications, this is the full pathname of the file
you want to load. When loading iRMX II applications, this is the full
pathname of the Bootstrap Loader's third stage. For iRMX II systems,
the file to be loaded is assumed to have the same pathname as the third
stage except the filename extension (assumed to be .286).
For loading from a remote system, enter the class code value. If you
omit this name, the Bootstrap Loader attempts to load the files
associated with the default class code from a remote system. The
default class code for loading from remote systems is 4000H. A space
must precede the class code.
To invoke the Bootstrap Loader with the monitor's B command, the processor must be
running in real address mode. If your processor is running in real address mode, you can
simply break to the monitor and enter the boot command.
However, if the processor is running in protected mode (as it is when the iRMX II
Operating System is in control), you cannot boot another system by breaking to the
monitor and entering a boot command. You must first reset the system. After resetting
the system, you can invoke the Bootstrap Loader at the monitor prompt.
Bootstrap Loader