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Standalone BACKUP Bootstrap?

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The Question is:

 
I have a VAX 4000-200 that I do not have the password for. I have found the FAQ
 information and I have been able to get the system started with a
 conversational boot. My problem is that when I leave SYSBOOT>, at the $
 prompt, I cannot execute any commands
 except backup. This is because the system is in standalone backup mode.
 
Here are the commands that I have entered:
 
>>>b e0000001
SYSBOOT> SET/STARTUP OPA0:
SYSBOOT> SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0
SYSBOOT> CONTINUE
 
What must I do to not be in standalone backup mode?

The Answer is :

 
  You have not booted into an OpenVMS system disk root, you have booted
  into a standalone BACKUP disk or into a standalone BACKUP root -- this
  system disk might or might not have an OpenVMS root, you have booted
  from SYSE -- this is the E in the uppermost nibble of R5 -- and this
  root is typically reserved for the standalone BACKUP root.
 
  Try the console boot command:
 
    B/R5:1
 
  And see if this bootstraps into an OpenVMS VAX system root.
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 17-DEC-2003 )
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