882 Video Test Instrument User Guide (Rev A.35) 107Reconfiguring and booting a stalled generatorIf a generator fails to boot as expected, it may be set to boot from a location with a corruptsystem file or without the necessary system files. The symptom of this problem could bethat the generator just fails to boot. In other cases you could see an error such as “tffs0failed to load.” Starting in Release 2.6 (vxWorks file 20.1883600) the generator has afeature which reformats a corrupt file system. Follow the procedures below to boot thegenerator in these instances.To boot a generator that is in a stalled state:1. Apply power to the generator. The following display appears.To boot from an alternative device, press any key within three seconds. The followingdisplay appears. Note that you can also obtain this screen by powering up thegenerator and holding down any key, e.g. Tools key.2. Choose the !BootDev item by pressing the adjacent soft key.3. Do one of the following:• To boot from the file server, press the soft key adjacent to Network Boot.• To boot from the generator’s flash memory, press the soft key adjacent to InternalFlash.• To boot from the generator’s PC card, press the soft key adjacent to PCMCIABoot.Note: Please note that you must us a PCMCIA card that is formatted in FAT16filesystem. If you use an card that is formatted in FAT32, the 882 will not boot.4. Press the Options (Enter) key to save the configuration.5. Either restart the generator by cycling the power or press the Tools key to return to theboot menu.Quantum DataWindrivervxWorks System BootPress any key for setup!BootDev !Passwd!HostName !Flags!FileName !Other!InetAddr !TrgtName
