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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man8/man8.mac68k/Makefile b/static/netbsd/man8/man8.mac68k/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5b657add --- /dev/null +++ b/static/netbsd/man8/man8.mac68k/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +MAN = $(wildcard *.8) + +include ../../../mandoc.mk + diff --git a/static/netbsd/man8/man8.mac68k/boot.8 b/static/netbsd/man8/man8.mac68k/boot.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..08e943df --- /dev/null +++ b/static/netbsd/man8/man8.mac68k/boot.8 @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +.\" $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.10 2009/09/05 11:37:52 wiz Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by +.\" the Systems Programming Group of the University of Utah Computer +.\" Science Department. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 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. +.\" +.\" From: +.\" @(#)boot_hp300.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 +.\" +.Dd July 1, 1995 +.Dt BOOT 8 mac68k +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm boot +.Nd +system bootstrapping procedures +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Ss Power fail and crash recovery +Normally, the +.Nx +kernel on the mac68k architecture is booted from the native operating +system by means of an application program. +When the kernel takes over, +it initializes itself and proceeds to boot the system. +An automatic consistency check of the file systems takes place, +and unless this fails, the system comes up to multi-user operations. +The proper way to shut the system down is with the +.Xr shutdown 8 +command. +.Pp +If the system crashes, it will enter the kernel debugger, +.Xr ddb 4 , +if it is configured in the kernel. +If the debugger is not present, +or the debugger is exited, the system will attempt a dump to the +configured dump device (which will be automatically recovered with +.Xr savecore 8 +during the next boot cycle). +After the dump is complete (successful +or not), the system will attempt a reboot. +.Pp +On most mac68k machines with "soft-power" after the IIcx, the power +switch can be physically rotated and locked in the 'on' position. +The native OS can be configured to automatically start the +.Nx +boot program. +Additionally, the +.Nx +boot program can be configured to boot +.Nx +without intervention. +When a system is so configured, it can crash or lose power and +reboot back to a fully multi-user state without any intervention. +.Pp +.Ss The boot application +The boot application runs in the native OS on the system. +It has a dialog where booting preferences may be changed and an +option whereby these options may be saved. +The preferences are stored in the program +itself, not in a preferences folder--thus allowing two separate copies +of the program to be configured differently (e.g. to boot different +netbsd or netbsd.test, or to boot from two different drives). +.Pp +One option that may be specified is a boot to single-user mode. +This stops the boot process very early on and allows system maintenance. +If one wishes to provide some security at this phase of the boot, remove +the +.Ql secure +option from ttye0 in the +.Xr ttys 5 +file. +.Pp +Another useful option that may be specified is the "serial console" +option. +This will allow a serial device (terminal or computer) to +act as a console for the system. +This device must be configured to +use 9600 baud, eight bits, no parity, and one stop bit (9600-N81). +Either the printer port or the modem port (tty01 and tty00, +respectively) may be used for this. +.Pp +It is sometimes useful to boot a kernel that resides in a folder +in native OS rather than from the usual location in the +.Nx +file system. +A radio button is supplied for this purpose. +Note that +some programs will not run properly if the kernel is not found as +.Ar /netbsd +within the +.Nx +file system. +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width /netbsd -compact +.It Pa /netbsd +system kernel +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr ddb 4 , +.Xr ttys 5 , +.Xr savecore 8 , +.Xr shutdown 8 |