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diff --git a/sys-boot/arcload/files/arcload.8 b/sys-boot/arcload/files/arcload.8 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6d72dd5c5d78 --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-boot/arcload/files/arcload.8 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.TH "ARCLOAD" "8" "25 November 2007" "" "" +.SH NAME +arcload \- bootloader for SGI/ARCS machines +.SH SYNOPSIS + +\fBarcload\fR \fIdevice\fR + +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP +\fBarcload\fR is a bootloader designed to load any Linux kernel on any +SGI/ARCS machine. It supports booting the kernel from a variety of +filesystems; currently, the following filesystems are supported: +\fBext2\fR (\fBext3\fR), \fBfat\fR, \fBiso9660\fR, \fBjfs\fR, +\fBminix\fR, \fBufs\fR, \fBxfs\fR and the \fB*arcfs\fR +pseudo-filesystem. + +\fBarcload\fP usually resides in the volume header of a disk with an +SGI disklabel. +.SH "USAGE" +.PP +\fIdevice\fR is the device name of the disk containing the volume header +\fBarcload\fR should go into. To use \fBarcload\fR you have to modify +the following PROM variables: +.P +\fIsetenv OSLoader arcload\fR +.P +\fIsetenv SystemPartition dksc(c,d,8)\fR +.P +\fIsetenv OSLoadPartition dksc(c,d,p)\fR +.P +\fIsetenv OSLoadFilename label(option1,option2,...)\fR +.P +where \fIc\fR is the ID of the SCSI controller, \fId\fR the SCSI ID +of the disk \fBarcload\fR resides on and \fIp\fR the partition number +of the partition \fBarc.cf\fR and the kernels reside on (counting +from 0). Note that \fBarc.cf\fR and the directory your kernels are in +(usually / or /boot) have to be on the same partition. On boot, +\fBarcload\fR looks at the \fIOSLoadFilename\fR PROM variable and +tries to find a label with the same name in \fBarc.cf\fR. + +\fBarc.cf\fP can reside either in /etc or at the root of the partition pointed +to by the \fIOSLoadFilename\fP variable. + +.SH "NOTES" +\fBarcload\fR only loads ELF kernels. + +.SH "FILES" +.BR /arc.cf +\fBarcload\fR's configuration file +.P +.BR /usr/share/doc/arcload/examples +configuration file examples +.P +.BR /usr/share/doc/arcload/README.Debian +some notes about arcload for Debian +.PP +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +dvhtool(1) + +.SH "AUTHORS" +ARCLoad was written by Stanislaw Skowronek +<skylark@linux-mips.org>. This manual page was written by Julien +BLACHE <jblache@debian.org> for the Debian Project (but may be used by +others), based on the arcboot(8) manpage. |