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- <refentry id="srmbootraw">
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>srmbootraw</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
- <refmiscinfo>srmbootraw</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>srmbootraw</refname>
- <refpurpose>
- Linux/Alpha SRM boot block composer
- </refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <cmdsynopsis>
- <command>srmbootraw</command>
- <arg choice="plain">boot_device</arg>
- <arg choice="plain">boot_file</arg>
- </cmdsynopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <!-- <refsect1><title>COPYRIGHT</title>
- <para>
- </para>
- </refsect1> -->
- <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTIONS</title>
- <para>
- <indexterm><primary>srmbootraw</primary></indexterm>
- This tool is a quick hack and is not supposed to exist in its present
- state for long.
- </para>
- <para>
- <application>Srmbootraw</application> writes the image from
- <filename>boot_file</filename>
- preceded by the appropriate SRM boot block into the first blocks of
- <filename>boot_device</filename>, 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, <filename>srmbootraw</filename>
- will silently render your file system(s) unusable.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1><title>ARGUMENTS</title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><filename>boot_device</filename></term>
- <listitem><para>
- The device you intend to boot from, e.g. <filename>/dev/sda</filename>.
- It must have enough room
- at the beginning to hold the boot block and the bootloader.
- </para></listitem></varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><filename>boot_file</filename></term>
- <listitem><para>
- The file name of the bootloader.
- </para></listitem></varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </refsect1>
- <!-- <refsect1><title>BUGS</title>
- <para>
- </para>
- </refsect1> -->
- <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
- <para>
- Nikita Schmidt <email>cetus@snowball.ucd.ie</email>
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
- <para>
- <application>aboot</application>(8),
- <application>mke2fs</application>(8),
- <application>swriteboot</application>(8),
- <application>e2writeboot</application>(8),
- <application>srmbootfat</application>(1)
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
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