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author | Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1995-10-18 08:53:40 +0000 |
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committer | Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> | 1995-10-18 08:53:40 +0000 |
commit | d6583bb2a13f329cf0332ef2570eb8bb8fc0e39c (patch) | |
tree | ece253b876159b39c620e62b6c9b1174642e070e /sbin/reboot/boot_mac68k.8 |
initial import of NetBSD tree
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diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_mac68k.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_mac68k.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e3c1dc8fc49 --- /dev/null +++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_mac68k.8 @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ +.\" $NetBSD: boot_mac68k.8,v 1.1 1995/07/02 02:09:52 briggs 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. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. 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_MAC68K 8 mac68k +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm boot +.Nd +system bootstrapping procedures +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Sy Power fail and crash recovery. +Normally, the +.Tn NetBSD +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 8 +,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 +.Tn NetBSD +boot program. Additionally, the NetBSD boot program can be configured +to boot +.Tn NetBSD +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 +.Sy 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 maintenence. +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 +.Tn NetBSD +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 +.Tn NetBSD +file system. +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width /netbsd -compact +.It Pa /netbsd +system kernel +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr ddb 8 +.Xr savecore 8 +.Xr shutdown 8 +.Xr ttys 5 |