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+.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec
+.\" from a DocBook document.  docbook2man-spec can be found at:
+.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> 
+.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, 
+.\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
+.TH "ABOOT" "8" "11 Juli 2002" "aboot" ""
+.SH NAME
+aboot \- The secondary boot loader for Linux/Alpha
+.SH "COPYRIGHT"
+.PP
+\fBaboot\fR is Copyright (C) 1996 Linus Torvalds, David Mosberger-Tang and Michael Schwingen
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+
+\fBaboot\fR is the secondary boot loader needed if
+the Linux/Alpha system is booted via SRM. It is usually installed during
+system installation by \fBswriteboot\fR(8). 
+.PP
+To automate the booting process predefined boot configurations can be stored
+in \fIetc/aboot.conf\fR(5). 
+.PP
+\fBaboot\fR can also be used interactively by issuing
+.PP
+\fBboot \fIdka0 -fl "i"\fB\fR
+.PP
+at the SRM-Prompt where dka0 has to be replaced by the device used. 
+.PP
+In the interactive mode you can use the command h to show your current
+\fIetc/aboot.conf\fR and then the appropriate number
+(or a complete boot command as in SRM) to boot Linux.
+.PP
+If you do not want to use the \fIetc/aboot.conf\fR as set
+up by \fBabootconf\fR you can explicitly tell 
+\fBaboot\fR where to look for \fIetc/aboot.conf\fR by prepending the number of the configuration with the proper
+partition, i.e. if your \fIetc/aboot.conf\fR is on your
+second partition and you want to boot the entry labeled three you would
+issue
+.PP
+\fBboot \fIdqa -fl "2:3"\fB\fR
+.PP
+Note that this applies to Linux booting via SRM only as
+VMS, Tru64, *BSD and
+Windows NT each have their own secondary boot loader.
+Furthermore \fBaboot\fR is also not needed if the system is booted via
+\fBmilo\fR.
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+.PP
+This man page was written by Helge Kreutzmann
+<kreutzm@itp.uni-hannover.de> for the Debian GNU/Linux project
+but may be used by others.
+.SH "FILES"
+.PP
+\fIetc/aboot.conf\fR
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+\fBabootconf\fR(8), \fIaboot.conf\fR(5),
+\fBswriteboot\fR(8), HP SRM Manual