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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:55:15 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:55:15 -0400 |
| commit | 253e67c8b3a72b3a4757fdbc5845297628db0a4a (patch) | |
| tree | adf53b66087aa30dfbf8bf391a1dadb044c3bf4d /static/netbsd/man8/boot.8 | |
| parent | a9157ce950dfe2fc30795d43b9d79b9d1bffc48b (diff) | |
docs: Added All NetBSD Manuals
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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man8/boot.8 b/static/netbsd/man8/boot.8 index cc083d78..ffbfc8bb 100644 --- a/static/netbsd/man8/boot.8 +++ b/static/netbsd/man8/boot.8 @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.16 2017/02/18 21:47:11 wiz Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.3 2008/04/30 13:10:57 martin Exp $ .\" -.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993 -.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. +.\" Copyright (c) 2003 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. +.\" All rights reserved. .\" -.\" This code is derived from software written and contributed -.\" to Berkeley by William Jolitz. +.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation +.\" by Marcus Comstedt. .\" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions @@ -14,285 +14,46 @@ .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors -.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software -.\" without specific prior written permission. .\" -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND -.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE -.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE -.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS -.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) -.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT -.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY -.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF -.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS +.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED +.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR +.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS +.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR +.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF +.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS +.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN +.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) +.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE +.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" @(#)boot_i386.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 -.\" -.Dd August 16, 2014 -.Dt BOOT 8 +.Dd July 4, 2003 +.Dt BOOT 8 dreamcast .Os .Sh NAME .Nm boot -.Nd -system bootstrapping procedures +.Nd system bootstrapping procedures .Sh DESCRIPTION -This document provides information on using common features in the -.Nx -boot loader. -Additional information may be found in -architecture-specific -.Xr boot 8 -manual pages. -.Ss Boot Protocol -In the native +.Tn Dreamcast +consoles can only boot from the built-in +.Tn GD-ROM +drive. +Insert a bootable CD-R containing the .Nx -boot protocol, options are passed from the boot loader -to the kernel via flag bits in the -.Va boothowto -variable (see -.Xr boothowto 9 ) . -Some boot loaders may also support other boot protocols. -.Ss Menu -Some boot loaders may present a menu, which may be configured via -.Xr boot.cfg 5 . -.Ss Interactive mode -In interactive mode, the boot loader will present a prompt, allowing -input of these commands: -.\" NOTE: much of this text is duplicated in architecture-specific -.\" man pages (man8/man8.*/*boot*.8); -.\" please try to keep all relevant files synchronized. -.Bl -tag -width 04n -offset 04n -.It Ic boot Oo Va device : Oc Ns Oo Va filename Oc Oo Fl 1234abcdmqsvxz Oc -The default -.Va device -will be set to the disk that the boot loader was -loaded from. -To boot from an alternate disk, the full name of the device should -be given at the prompt. -.Va device -is of the form -.Xo Va xd -.Op Va N Ns Op Va x -.Xc -where -.Va xd -is the device from which to boot, -.Va N -is the unit number, and -.Va x -is the partition letter. -.Pp -The following list of supported devices may vary from installation to -installation: -.Pp -.Bl -hang -compact -.It hd -Hard disks. -.It fd -Floppy drives. -.El -.Pp -The default -.Va filename -is -.Pa netbsd ; -if the boot loader fails to successfully -open that image, it then tries -.Pa netbsd.gz -(expected to be a kernel image compressed by gzip), followed by -.Pa netbsd.old , -.Pa netbsd.old.gz , -.Pa onetbsd , -and finally -.Pa onetbsd.gz . -Alternate system images can be loaded by just specifying the name of the image. -.Pp -Options are: -.Bl -tag -width xxx -.It Fl 1 -Sets the machine-dependent flag -.Sy RB_MD1 -in -.Va boothowto . -.It Fl 2 -Sets the machine-dependent flag -.Sy RB_MD2 -in -.Va boothowto . -.It Fl 3 -Sets the machine-dependent flag -.Sy RB_MD3 -in -.Va boothowto . -.It Fl 4 -Sets the machine-dependent flag -.Sy RB_MD4 -in -.Va boothowto . -.It Fl a -Sets the -.Sy RB_ASKNAME -flag in -.Va boothowto . -This causes the kernel to prompt for the root file system device, -the system crash dump device, and the path to -.Xr init 8 . -.It Fl b -Sets the -.Sy RB_HALT -flag in -.Va boothowto . -This causes subsequent reboot attempts to halt instead of rebooting. -.It Fl c -Sets the -.Sy RB_USERCONF -flag in -.Va boothowto . -This causes the kernel to enter the -.Xr userconf 4 -device configuration manager as soon as possible during the boot. -.Xr userconf 4 -allows devices to be enabled or disabled, and allows device locators -(such as hardware addresses or bus numbers) -to be modified before the kernel attempts to attach the devices. -.It Fl d -Sets the -.Sy RB_KDB -flag in -.Va boothowto . -Requests the kernel to enter debug mode, in which it -waits for a connection from a kernel debugger; see -.Xr ddb 4 . -.It Fl m -Sets the -.Sy RB_MINIROOT -flag in -.Va boothowto . -Informs the kernel that a mini-root file system is present in memory. -.It Fl q -Sets the -.Sy AB_QUIET -flag in -.Va boothowto . -Boot the system in quiet mode. -.It Fl s -Sets the -.Sy RB_SINGLE -flag in -.Va boothowto . -Boot the system in single-user mode. -.It Fl v -Sets the -.Sy AB_VERBOSE -flag in -.Va boothowto . -Boot the system in verbose mode. -.It Fl x -Sets the -.Sy AB_DEBUG -flag in -.Va boothowto . -Boot the system with debug messages enabled. -.It Fl z -Sets the -.Sy AB_SILENT -flag in -.Va boothowto . -Boot the system in silent mode. -.El -.It Ic consdev Va dev -Immediately switch the console to the specified device -.Va dev -and reprint the banner. -.Va dev -must be one of -.\" .Bl -item -width com[0123]kbd -offset indent -compact -.Ar pc , com0 , com1 , com2 , -.Ar com3 , com0kbd , com1kbd , com2kbd , -.Ar com3kbd , -or -.Ar auto . -See -.Sx Console Selection Policy -in -.Xr x86/boot_console 8 . -.It Ic dev Op Va device -Set the default drive and partition for subsequent filesystem -operations. -Without an argument, print the current setting. -.Va device -is of the form specified in -.Cm boot . -.It Ic help -Print an overview about commands and arguments. -.\" .It Ic load Va module Op Va arguments -.\" [x86 only] -.It Ic ls Op Pa path -Print a directory listing of -.Pa path , -containing inode number, filename, and file type. -.Pa path -can contain a device specification. -.\" .It Ic multiboot Va kernel Op Va arguments -.\" [x86 only] -.It Ic quit -Reboot the system. -.\" .It Ic userconf Va command -.\" [x86only] -.El -.Pp -In an emergency, the bootstrap methods described in the -.Nx -installation notes for the specific architecture -can be used. +kernel and turn on the power. .Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width /usr/mdec/bootxx_fstype -compact -.It Pa /boot -boot program code loaded by the primary bootstrap -.\" .It Pa /boot.cfg -.\" optional configuration file -.\" [x86 only] +.Bl -tag -width /netbsd -compact .It Pa /netbsd system code -.It Pa /netbsd.gz -gzip-compressed system code -.It Pa /usr/mdec/boot -master copy of the boot program (copy to /boot) -.It Pa /usr/mdec/bootxx_fstype -primary bootstrap for filesystem type fstype, copied to the start of -the -.Nx -partition by -.Xr installboot 8 . .El .Sh SEE ALSO -Architecture-specific -.Xr boot 8 -manual pages (such as -.Xr emips/boot 8 , -.Xr sparc64/boot 8 , -.Xr x86/boot 8 ) , .Xr ddb 4 , .Xr userconf 4 , -.\" .Xr boot.cfg 5 [x86 only] , .Xr halt 8 , -.Xr installboot 8 , .Xr reboot 8 , -.Xr rescue 8 , -.Xr shutdown 8 , -.Xr boothowto 9 -.Sh BUGS -The kernel file name must be specified before, not after, the boot options. -Any -.Ar filename -specified after the boot options, e.g.: -.Pp -.Bd -unfilled -offset indent -compact -.Cm boot -d netbsd.test -.Ed -.Pp -is ignored, and the default kernel is booted. +.Xr shutdown 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +man page appeared in +.Nx 2.0 . |
