Oliver, >>> boot dka400 will boot from the CD-ROM. I've got this set-up for my Alpha:- >>>sh boot* boot_dev dka0.0.0.6.0 boot_file vmlinuz boot_osflags console=ttys0 boot_reset OFF bootdef_dev dka0.0.0.6.0 booted_dev dka0.0.0.6.0 booted_file vmlinuz booted_osflags console=ttys0 >>> I'm using the serial console, which you may want to remove. Alan