Changeset 6e566a1

Timestamp:

Mar 7, 2006, 3:32:43 PM (19 years ago)

Author:

Jim Gifford <clfs@…>

Children:

660bda8

Parents:

2a21ec4

Message:

r2481@server (orig r1234): jciccone | 2006-03-07 14:13:52 -0800
updated the aboot configuration pages

Files:

• boot/alpha/aboot.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• bootable/alpha/aboot.xml (modified) (1 diff)

boot/alpha/aboot.xml

@@ -16 +16 @@
   </indexterm>
 
-  <para os="a">This is section is to be written..</para>
+  <para os="a">Create a <filename>aboot.conf</filename> file defining aboot's boot
+  menu:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/aboot.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<literal># Begin /etc/aboot.conf
+0:1/boot/lfskernel-&linux-version; root=/dev/sda1
+# End /etc/aboot.conf</literal>
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+   <para os="b">If you already have aboot installed on your target system, you do
+   not need to reinstall it. aboot is just a chain loader and has no bearing on
+   the system build.</para>
+
+   <para os="c">After you get the build copied to when you can boot, you will need
+   to issue the following command:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>swriteboot -f3 /dev/sda /boot/bootlx
+abootconf /dev/sda 1</userinput></screen>
 
 </sect1>

bootable/alpha/aboot.xml

@@ -16 +16 @@
   </indexterm>
 
-  <para>To be written:</para>
+  <para os="a">Create a <filename>aboot.conf</filename> file defining aboot's boot
+  menu:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/aboot.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<literal># Begin /etc/aboot.conf
+0:1/boot/lfskernel-&linux-version; root=/dev/sda1
+# End /etc/aboot.conf</literal>
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+  <para os="b">Now to make aboot bootable:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>swriteboot -f3 /dev/sda /boot/bootlx
+abootconf /dev/sda 1</userinput></screen>
 
 </sect1>