From 3a96085b999220c4da0c5ef7d1f7ba26b9ddfb98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Waldemar Brodkorb Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 18:47:16 +0100 Subject: dec-multia: make netboot possible, add aboot bootloader --- package/aboot/src/doc/man/aboot.8 | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+) create mode 100644 package/aboot/src/doc/man/aboot.8 (limited to 'package/aboot/src/doc/man/aboot.8') diff --git a/package/aboot/src/doc/man/aboot.8 b/package/aboot/src/doc/man/aboot.8 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5aa86a568 --- /dev/null +++ b/package/aboot/src/doc/man/aboot.8 @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec +.\" from a DocBook document. docbook2man-spec can be found at: +.\" +.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, +.\" etc. to Steve Cheng . +.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 + 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 -- cgit v1.2.3