srmbootraw 8 srmbootraw srmbootraw Linux/Alpha SRM boot block composer srmbootraw boot_device boot_file srmbootraw This tool is a quick hack and is not supposed to exist in its present state for long. Srmbootraw writes the image from boot_file preceded by the appropriate SRM boot block into the first blocks of boot_device, preserving the disklabel. It is intended to be used when you have a small raw partition at the beginning of your hard drive, dedicated for the bootloader. If you don't, srmbootraw will silently render your file system(s) unusable. boot_device The device you intend to boot from, e.g. /dev/sda. It must have enough room at the beginning to hold the boot block and the bootloader. boot_file The file name of the bootloader. Nikita Schmidt cetus@snowball.ucd.ie aboot(8), mke2fs(8), swriteboot(8), e2writeboot(8), srmbootfat(1)