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		The Boot Utility (BOO)
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.hl 1	INTRODUCTION TO BOO
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The Boot task (BOO) is a program that allows the user to boot a new
system image from disk, floppys, or DECtape.
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.hl 1	COMMAND SYNTAX
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BOO may be invoked by using the PARSER's RUN command as follows:
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	RUN BOO
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BOO will then prompt the user for a file specification that the user wishes
to boot. The file specification is of the form:
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	dev:[group,member]filename.ext;version
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.hl 1	ERROR MESSAGES
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BOO -- DPB ERROR
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	A bad DPB was created by PARSER. This error indicates that
	the system itself has faulted.
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BOO -- FILE NOT CONTIGUOUS
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	An attempt was made to load a system from a noncontiguous
	file. System images must be contiguous.
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BOO -- INVALID LOAD DEVICE
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	BOO detected a device that was invalid as a system
	resident device.
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BOO -- LABEL BLOCK READ ERROR
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	BOO could not read the label block of the system image.
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BOO -- NO TRANSFER ADDRESS
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	BOO could not find a transfer address in a virgin system
	image (result of a task build).
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BOO -- NOT SYSTEM IMAGE
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	BOO determined that the file is not a system image.
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BOO -- FILE NOT FOUND
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	BOO could not find the file the user specified.
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BOO -- DEVICE NOT MOUNTED
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	The device specified by the user was not mounted.
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BOO -- SYNTAX ERROR
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	A command was entered that does not follow syntax rules.
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BOO -- PRIVILEGED COMMAND
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	A user running BOO under RSX20F should never encounter this
	error.
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BOO -- DEVICE NOT IN SYSTEM
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	The device the user specified is not in the system.
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BOO -- PRIMARY PROTOCOL RUNNING
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	The user tried to boot a new system while primary protocol
	was running. This is illegal.
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