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authorcinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@localhost>2011-06-10 01:53:59 +0000
committercinap_lenrek <cinap_lenrek@localhost>2011-06-10 01:53:59 +0000
commit2df6dd8fc334d749e5b1f65b089698060f625060 (patch)
tree96065fd8e70d52d9ca4646c893cbf2b50a3e4458
parente9c5928c86398eb8d710cb7aa9e319be0ee0c1e3 (diff)
ajust booting(8) to 9boot reality
-rw-r--r--sys/man/8/booting38
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/sys/man/8/booting b/sys/man/8/booting
index dc19cf3d6..12e27ddb4 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/booting
+++ b/sys/man/8/booting
@@ -17,37 +17,12 @@ Be sure to read
to understand what happens after the kernel is loaded.
.SS Terminals
To bootstrap a diskless terminal or a CPU server, a file server must be running.
-PCs can boot from a floppy disk or any FAT16 partition.
-On all the terminals, typing two control-T's followed by a lower-case
-.B r
-reboots the machine;
-other methods of rebooting are mentioned for some machines.
.SS PCs
-To boot a PC, it is necessary to get
-.B /386/9bootfat
-.B /386/9bootiso
-or
-.B /386/9bootpxe
-loaded into memory.
-There are many ways to do this. A Plan 9 boot floppy prepared by
-.B format
-(see
-.IR prep (8))
-will load
-.B 9bootfat
-when the PC is reset or powered on.
-Other methods are described in
-.IR 9boot (8).
-.B 9boot
-then locates and loads a Plan 9 kernel, using configuration information
-from the file
-.B plan9.ini
-stored in the
-.B 9fat
-configuration partition or on a DOS file system.
-See
+On a PC, the
.IR 9boot (8)
-for details.
+program is used to load the kernel
+.B /386/9pcf
+into memory.
.PP
Once the kernel is booted, it behaves like the others.
See
@@ -91,12 +66,9 @@ for terminals.
.SS CPU Servers
The Plan 9 CPU servers are multi-user, so they do not request a user name
when booting.
-On the CPU servers, typing a control-P on the console reboots the machine.
.SS PC CPU Server
Proceed as for the PC terminal, but load
-.B /386/9pccpu
-or
-.BR /386/9pccpudisk .
+.B /386/9pccpuf .
.SS Alpha PC CPU Server
Proceed as for the Alpha PC terminal, but use
.B /alpha/9apccpu