I'm new to the AIX/RS6000 world - Trying to do an fresh Install of 5.2 on an 43P Model 140 RS/6000 machine. The book said hit F5 on boot up to boot to CD, but F5 only brings up Diagnostic mode. I changed the boot order to boot 1. Floppy 2. CD 3. HD 4. Network still no Dice Anything I'm Missing

Thanks

*sigh*

/digressing_mode_on/
back then, in the good old days of the microchannel bus even booting was far easier than it is nowadays.

Who'd have thought back then, that these days will once be regarded as "good" ones, for chrissakes.
/digressing_mode_off/

Here is what you do: Put a monitor or terminal onto your 43P. Put the CD into the drive and switch on. After the IPL (firmware boot) there will ring a sort-of bell and on your screen will appear symbols for RAM, disk, Keyboard, etc. (LFT monitor) or the respective words "RAM", "disk", ... (terminal).

Press F4 *before* the last of the symbols/words appear and you get into a menu where you can select your installation media, etc. You can follow the instruction on the screen from there.

As an additional caveat I'm not sure if you can install 5.2 on a 43P, you *may* need a POWER-4 processor for 5.2, but I don't know that for sure.

Hope this helps.

bakunin