From a584d9eb96636f0743b4d10150f34fc81fd4bb1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cinap_lenrek Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 16:21:53 +0200 Subject: remove references to dec alpha from the manual --- sys/man/8/booting | 40 ---------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 40 deletions(-) (limited to 'sys/man/8') diff --git a/sys/man/8/booting b/sys/man/8/booting index 12e27ddb4..34a121b12 100644 --- a/sys/man/8/booting +++ b/sys/man/8/booting @@ -28,52 +28,12 @@ Once the kernel is booted, it behaves like the others. See .IR boot (8) for details. -.SS Alpha PCs -Alpha PCs must be booted via TFTP using the SRM console. -If the system has ARC firmware instead, SRM may be downloaded from -.IP -.EX -http://www.compaq.com/ -.EE -.PP -You must configure the SRM firmware to load the file -.BR /alpha/bootalphapc . -The following commands may be used (replace -.B ewa0 -with the name of your ethernet device, if different): -.IP -.EX -set boot_reset ON -set boot_file /alpha/bootalphapc -set bootdef_dev ewa0 -set ewa0_inet_init bootp -set ewa0_protocols BOOTP -.EE -.PP -This secondary bootstrap program will first load the file -.BR /alpha/conf/ -(substituting the IP address of the system as obtained via bootp). -This file is expected to be in -.IR plan9.ini (8) -format (the file -.B /alpha/conf/10.0.0.2 -may be used as a template). -It then loads the kernel via tftp, using the value of -.B bootfile -to tell it which file to load; this should be -.B /alpha/9apc -for terminals. .SS CPU Servers The Plan 9 CPU servers are multi-user, so they do not request a user name when booting. .SS PC CPU Server Proceed as for the PC terminal, but load .B /386/9pccpuf . -.SS Alpha PC CPU Server -Proceed as for the Alpha PC terminal, but use -.B /alpha/9apccpu -as the value of -.BR bootfile . .SS SGI Challenge multiprocessor CPU Server The Challenge ROM monitor can boot from the Ethernet. To boot from the Ethernet, type -- cgit v1.2.3