Cisco GoQAM Installation And Operation Manual page 98

Chapter 5 Operating the RF Modulator
Changing the Boot Mode
Connect a diagnostic PC to the CRAFT PORT on the back panel of the GoQAM.
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2 Power on the diagnostic PC and activate a Procomm or Hyperterminal window
using the following modem connection settings:
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9600 baud
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1 stop bit
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No parity
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8 data bits
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No flow control
3 Power on the GoQAM; then, during the boot sequence, watch for the following
message on the PC monitor screen:
Type any key within 2 seconds to get shell prompt
Note: See the Connect Power Sources (on page 27) section for more details about
powering on the GoQAM.
4 Press any key on the PC to display the boot prompt. The following boot prompt
appears: boot>
Note: If you do not press a key in time to get the boot prompt, do one of the
following:
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Cycle power to the GoQAM, and repeat this step. See Resetting the
Modulator for more details.
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At the GoQAM> prompt, type boot; then, after the Type any key message
appears, press any key to display the boot prompt.
5 At the boot prompt, type setbootmode and press Enter. The current boot mode
setting appears.
6 Type one of the following numbers to select the boot mode:
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0 - Skip BootP
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1 - Attempt BootP One Time
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2 - Bootp Until Successful
Result: The system saves the new boot mode to nonvolatile memory (NVRAM)
with the new setting.
Type exit and press Enter. The GoQAM reboots using the new boot mode.
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8 Disconnect the diagnostic PC.
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