Boot_config

BOOT_ALPHA(8) - System Manager's Manual (alpha)

Init, Installboot, Savecore, Setnetbootinfo, Shutdown, Boot_config, Ddb, Halt, Reboot, Boot, Boot-Alpha

BOOT_ALPHA(8) - System Manager’s Manual (alpha) # BOOT_ALPHA(8) - System Manager’s Manual (alpha) NAME # boot_alpha - Alpha system bootstrapping procedures DESCRIPTION # Cold starts # When powered on, the SRM firmware will proceed to its initialization, and will boot an operating system if the auto_action variable is set to “boot” or “restart”, or will wait for interactive commands if set to “halt”. Warm starts # After a panic, or if the system is rebooted via reboot(8) or shutdown(8), the SRM console will only restart the system if the auto_action variable is set to “boot”. ...

BOOT_LUNA88K(8) - System Manager's Manual (luna88k)

Init, Savecore, Shutdown, Boot_config, Ddb, Halt, Reboot, Boot, Boot-Luna88k

BOOT_LUNA88K(8) - System Manager’s Manual (luna88k) # BOOT_LUNA88K(8) - System Manager’s Manual (luna88k) NAME # boot_luna88k - luna88k system bootstrapping procedures DESCRIPTION # Boot process description # When powered on, or after a system reboot, the luna88k ROM monitor will proceed to its initialization, and will boot the operating system configured in nvram if autoboot is enabled. DIP switches description # The behaviour of the ROM monitor, as well as some kernel options, are controlled through the SW1 set of DIP switches on the front panel. ...

BOOT_MACPPC(8) - System Manager's Manual (macppc)

Init, Installboot, Savecore, Shutdown, Boot_config, Ddb, Halt, Reboot, Boot-Macppc

BOOT_MACPPC(8) - System Manager’s Manual (macppc) # BOOT_MACPPC(8) - System Manager’s Manual (macppc) NAME # boot_macppc - macppc system bootstrapping procedures DESCRIPTION # System startup # When powered on, after a panic, or if the system is rebooted via reboot(8) or shutdown(8), the Open Firmware will proceed to its initialization, and will boot an operating system if the auto-boot? variable is set to “true”, or will wait for interactive commands otherwise. ...

BOOT_SPARC64(8) - System Manager's Manual (sparc64)

Init, Installboot, Savecore, Shutdown, Boot_config, Ddb, Softraid, Halt, Reboot, Boot-Sparc64

BOOT_SPARC64(8) - System Manager’s Manual (sparc64) # BOOT_SPARC64(8) - System Manager’s Manual (sparc64) NAME # boot_sparc64 - sparc64 system bootstrapping procedures DESCRIPTION # System starts # When powered on, after a panic, or if the system is rebooted via reboot(8) or shutdown(8), the PROM will proceed to its initialization, and will boot an operating system if autoboot is enabled. Boot process description # The sparc64 boot process is split into two parts: a small first-stage bootblock that is written into the superblock area of a partition (and hence is limited in size to SBSIZE - DEV_BSIZE bytes) , and a second-stage boot program that resides in the filesystem proper. ...

BOOT(8) - System Manager's Manual (alpha)

Gzip, Boot_alpha, Fdisk, Boot_config, Ddb, Reboot, Autoconf, Boot

BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (alpha) # BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (alpha) NAME # boot, boot.conf - alpha-specific bootstrap DESCRIPTION # The main purpose of this program is to load the system kernel. As described in boot_alpha(8), this program is loaded by the SRM firmware and provides a convenient way to load the kernel. This program acts as an enhanced boot monitor for alpha systems, providing a common interface for the kernel to start from. ...

BOOT(8) - System Manager's Manual (amd64)

Gzip, Biosboot, Installboot, Fdisk, Boot_config, Ddb, Pxeboot, Boot_amd64, Softraid, Reboot, Autoconf, Boot

BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (amd64) # BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (amd64) NAME # boot, boot.conf - amd64-specific second-stage bootstrap DESCRIPTION # The main purpose of this program is to load the system kernel while dealing with the pitfalls of the PC BIOS architecture. As described in boot_amd64(8), this program is loaded by the biosboot(8) primary bootstrap loader and provides a convenient way to load the kernel. This program acts as an enhanced boot monitor for PC systems, providing a common interface for the kernel to start from. ...

BOOT(8) - System Manager's Manual (hppa)

Gzip, Boot_hppa, Boot_config, Ddb, Reboot, Autoconf, Boot

BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (hppa) # BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (hppa) NAME # boot, boot.conf - hppa-specific bootstrap DESCRIPTION # The main purpose of this program is to load the system kernel while dealing with the various features of the PA-RISC hardware. As described in boot_hppa(8), this program is loaded by the PDC firmware and provides a convenient way to load the kernel. Basic operations include: Loading kernels from any device supported by your system. ...

BOOT(8) - System Manager's Manual (i386)

Gzip, Biosboot, Installboot, Boot_i386, Fdisk, Boot_config, Ddb, Pxeboot, Softraid, Reboot, Autoconf, Boot

BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (i386) # BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (i386) NAME # boot, boot.conf - i386-specific second-stage bootstrap DESCRIPTION # The main purpose of this program is to load the system kernel while dealing with the pitfalls of the PC BIOS architecture. As described in boot_i386(8), this program is loaded by the biosboot(8) primary bootstrap loader and provides a convenient way to load the kernel. This program acts as an enhanced boot monitor for PC systems, providing a common interface for the kernel to start from. ...

BOOT(8) - System Manager's Manual (landisk)

Gzip, Xxboot, Fdisk, Boot_config, Ddb, Reboot, Autoconf, Boot

BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (landisk) # BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (landisk) NAME # boot, boot.conf - landisk-specific second-stage bootstrap DESCRIPTION # The main purpose of this program is to load the system kernel from the root file system of the machine. This program is loaded by the xxboot(8) primary bootstrap loader and provides a convenient way to load the kernel. This program acts as an enhanced boot monitor for landisk systems, providing a common interface for the kernel to start from. ...

BOOT(8) - System Manager's Manual (luna88k)

Boot_luna88k, Boot_config, Ddb, Reboot, Autoconf, Boot

BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (luna88k) # BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (luna88k) NAME # boot, boot.conf - luna88k-specific bootstrap DESCRIPTION # The main purpose of this program is to load the system kernel. As described in boot_luna88k(8), this program is loaded by the luna88k ROM monitor and provides a convenient way to load the kernel. This program acts as an enhanced boot monitor for luna88k systems, providing a common interface for the kernel to start from. ...