using the bootstrap loader

CONFIGURING THE FIRST STAGE
• If you respond with a pathname that contains no device name, the
Bootstrap Loader looks for a ready device by searching through the list
of devices (in the order the %DEVICE macros are listed in the
BS1.A86 or BSIMB2.A86 file). The search continues until a ready
device is found or until no more tries are allowed (as limited by the
optional %RETRIES macro).
• If the Bootstrap Loader finds a ready device or you respond with a
pathname containing a device name, the Bootstrap Loader tries once to
load the file you requested.
-- If you entered a pathname is, it tries to load the file with that
pathname.
If you entered only a CARRIAGE RETURN, it tries to load the
file with the default pathname.
Whenever the Bootstrap Loader's asterisk prompt appears, you can include a Debug
Switch along with a device and/or filename specification. Chapter 2 describes the Debug
Switch.
3.2.8 %LOADFILE Macro
The %LOADFILE macro causes the Bootstrap Loader to display the pathname of the file
it loads. If you are loading an iRMX I system, this will be the pathname of the load file. If
you are loading an iRMX II system, the pathname of the Bootstrap Loader's third stage
will be displayed. The macro displays the pathname at the console after loading the second
stage but before loading the load file (or third stage).
If you include the %LOADFILE macro, you must also include either the %CONSOLE or
%MANUAL macros to enable the Bootstrap Loader to access the console.
The syntax of the %LOADFILE macro is
%LOADFILE
There are no parameters associated with this macro.
3.2.9 %DEFAULTFILE Macro
The %DEFAULTFILE macro specifies the complete pathname of the default file. The
default file is the file that the second stage loads whenever no other file is specified.
The syntax of the %DEFAULTFILE macro is
%DEF A UL TFILE('pathname')
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