BOOT(8)

NAME
boot - Alpha system bootstrapping procedures

DESCRIPTION
When the NetBSD/alpha kernel is booted normally it initializes itself and proceeds to start the system. An automatic consistency check of the file systems takes place, and unless this fails, the system comes up to multi-user operation. The proper way to shut the system down is with the shutdown(8) command.

If the system crashes, it will enter the kernel debugger, ddb(8), if it is configured in the kernel. If the crash occurred during initialization and the debugger is not present or is exited, the kernel will halt the system. If the crash occurred during normal operation and the debugger is not present or is exited, the system will attempt a dump to the configured dump device (which will be automatically recovered with savecore(8) during the next boot cycle), and after the dump is complete (successful or not) the kernel will attempt a reboot.

FILES
/netbsd
    default system kernel
/usr/mdec/bootxx_cd9660
    primary bootstrap for “cd9660” (ISO 9660) file system
/usr/mdec/bootxx_ffs
    primary bootstrap for “ffs” file system (Berkeley Fast File System)
/usr/mdec/boot
    secondary bootstrap
/usr/mdec/netboot
    network bootstrap
/usr/mdec/ustarboot
    “ustar” disk and tape bootstrap
/boot
    secondary bootstrap (installed)

SEE ALSO
ddb(4), savecore(8), shutdown(8), installboot(8), mkbootimage(8), setnetbootinfo(8) Alpha Architecture Reference Manual Third Edition, Alpha Architecture Committee, Digital Press, 1998.

BUGS
The device names used by NetBSD/alpha and the SRM Console often have no relation to each other.