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.TH "ABOOT" "8" "11 Juli 2002" "aboot" ""
.SH NAME
aboot \- The secondary boot loader for Linux/Alpha
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.PP
\fBaboot\fR is Copyright (C) 1996 Linus Torvalds, David Mosberger-Tang and Michael Schwingen
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP

\fBaboot\fR is the secondary boot loader needed if
the Linux/Alpha system is booted via SRM. It is usually installed during
system installation by \fBswriteboot\fR(8). 
.PP
To automate the booting process predefined boot configurations can be stored
in \fIetc/aboot.conf\fR(5). 
.PP
\fBaboot\fR can also be used interactively by issuing
.PP
\fBboot \fIdka0 -fl "i"\fB\fR
.PP
at the SRM-Prompt where dka0 has to be replaced by the device used. 
.PP
In the interactive mode you can use the command h to show your current
\fIetc/aboot.conf\fR and then the appropriate number
(or a complete boot command as in SRM) to boot Linux.
.PP
If you do not want to use the \fIetc/aboot.conf\fR as set
up by \fBabootconf\fR you can explicitly tell 
\fBaboot\fR where to look for \fIetc/aboot.conf\fR by prepending the number of the configuration with the proper
partition, i.e. if your \fIetc/aboot.conf\fR is on your
second partition and you want to boot the entry labeled three you would
issue
.PP
\fBboot \fIdqa -fl "2:3"\fB\fR
.PP
Note that this applies to Linux booting via SRM only as
VMS, Tru64, *BSD and
Windows NT each have their own secondary boot loader.
Furthermore \fBaboot\fR is also not needed if the system is booted via
\fBmilo\fR.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
This man page was written by Helge Kreutzmann
<kreutzm@itp.uni-hannover.de> for the Debian GNU/Linux project
but may be used by others.
.SH "FILES"
.PP
\fIetc/aboot.conf\fR
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBabootconf\fR(8), \fIaboot.conf\fR(5),
\fBswriteboot\fR(8), HP SRM Manual