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- <refentry id="aboot">
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>aboot</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
- <refmiscinfo>aboot</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>aboot</refname>
- <refpurpose>The secondary boot loader for Linux/Alpha</refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsect1><title>COPYRIGHT</title>
- <para>
- <application>aboot</application> is Copyright (C) 1996 Linus Torvalds, David Mosberger-Tang and Michael Schwingen
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
- <para>
- <indexterm><primary>aboot</primary></indexterm>
- <application>aboot</application> is the secondary boot loader needed if
- the Linux/Alpha system is booted via SRM. It is usually installed during
- system installation by <application>swriteboot</application>(8).
- </para>
- <para>
- To automate the booting process predefined boot configurations can be stored
- in <filename>etc/aboot.conf</filename>(5).
- </para>
- <para>
- <application>aboot</application> can also be used interactively by issuing
- </para>
- <para>
- <command>boot <parameter>dka0 -fl "i"</parameter></command>
- </para>
- <para>
- at the SRM-Prompt where dka0 has to be replaced by the device used.
- </para>
- <para>
- In the interactive mode you can use the command l to show your current
- <filename>etc/aboot.conf</filename> and then the appropriate number
- (or a complete boot command as in SRM) to boot Linux.
- </para>
- <para>
- If you do not want to use the <filename>etc/aboot.conf</filename> as set
- up by <application>abootconf</application>(8) you can explicitly tell
- <application>aboot</application> where to look for <filename>etc/aboot.conf</filename> by prepending the number of the configuration with the proper
- partition, i.e. if your <filename>etc/aboot.conf</filename> is on your
- second partition and you want to boot the entry labeled three you would
- issue
- </para>
- <para>
- <command>boot <parameter>dqa -fl "2:3"</parameter></command>
- </para>
- <para>
- Note that this applies to Linux booting via SRM only as
- <ProductName>VMS</ProductName>, <ProductName>Tru64</ProductName>, *BSD and
- <ProductName>Windows NT</ProductName> each have their own secondary boot loader.
- Furthermore <application>aboot</application> is also not needed if the system is booted via
- <application>milo</application>.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
- <para>
- This man page was written by Helge Kreutzmann
- <email>debian@helgefjell.de</email> for the Debian GNU/Linux project
- but may be used by others.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1><title>FILES</title>
- <para><filename>etc/aboot.conf</filename></para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
- <para><application>abootconf</application>(8), <filename>aboot.conf</filename>(5),
- <application>swriteboot</application>(8), HP SRM Manual (<ULink URL="http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/download/srm_reference.pdf"></ULink>)</para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
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