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# aboot

The secondary boot loader for Linux/Alpha

## COPYRIGHT

aboot is Copyright (C) 1996 Linus Torvalds, David Mosberger-Tang and Michael Schwingen

## DESCRIPTION

aboot is the secondary boot loader needed if the Linux/Alpha system is booted via SRM. It is usually installed during system installation by swriteboot(8).

To automate the booting process predefined boot configurations can be stored in `etc/aboot.conf`(5).

aboot can also be used interactively by issuing

`boot `dka0 -fl "i"``

at the SRM-Prompt where dka0 has to be replaced by the device used.

In the interactive mode you can use the command l to show your current `etc/aboot.conf` and then the appropriate number (or a complete boot command as in SRM) to boot Linux.

If you do not want to use the `etc/aboot.conf` as set up by abootconf(8) you can explicitly tell aboot where to look for `etc/aboot.conf` by prepending the number of the configuration with the proper partition, i.e. if your `etc/aboot.conf` is on your second partition and you want to boot the entry labeled three you would issue

`boot `dqa -fl "2:3"``

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 aboot is also not needed if the system is booted via milo.

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Helge Kreutzmann debian@helgefjell.de for the Debian GNU/Linux project but may be used by others.

## FILES

`etc/aboot.conf`

## SEE ALSO

abootconf(8), `aboot.conf`(5), swriteboot(8), HP SRM Manual ()