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.\" Public domain.  May 24, 1996.
.\"
.\"	@(#)reboot.8	1.0 (2.11BSD) 1996/5/24
.\"
.TH BOOT 8 "May 24, 1996"
.UC 2
.SH NAME
boot \- 2.11BSD bootstrap proceedure
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The 2.11BSD system is started by a two-stage process.  The first is a
primary bootstrap (limited to 512 bytes) which is able to read in 
relatively small stand-alone
programs; the second (called
.IR boot )
is used to read in the system itself.
.PP
The primary bootstrap must reside in block zero of the
boot device (the disklabel resides in block one).  It can be read 
in and started by standard ROM cold boot
routines or, if necessary, by keying in a small startup routine.  The
primary bootstrap is capable of loading \fBonly\fP type 0407 executable 
files (impure
(non-shared), non-separate I&D.)
Copies of the block zero bootstraps are kept in the directory
.IR /mdec .
.IR Disklabel (8)
is normally used to place a copy of the appropriate bootstrap in block zero of
new file systems.
.PP
The primary bootstrap loads
.I boot
from the file system that starts at block 0 of the drive specified to
the boot ROM.  Normally the boot device is automatically used as the root
filesystem.  This action can be overriden by specifying the \fB\-R\fP command
to \fIboot\fP.
If
.I boot
is not found the system will hang as the primary boot spins in an endless
loop trying to find \fIboot\fP.
No diagnostic message results if the file cannot
be found.
.IP \(bu
.BR "In an emergency" ,
the bootstrap methods described in the paper
.I "Installing and Operating 2.11BSD"
can be used to boot from a distribution tape.
.PP
The secondary boot program, called
.IR boot ,
actually brings in the system.  When read into location 0 and executed,
.I boot
sets up memory management, relocates itself into high memory, and types its
name and a `:' on the console.  If this is an automatic, unattended reboot,
.I boot
will use a default file specification for the installation, typing the
file's name after the prompt.  Otherwise, it reads a file specification
from the console.  Normal line editing characters can be used to make
corrections while typing this (see below for file specification format).
If only a carriage return is typed, a default name (/unix) will be used.
.I Boot
finds the [specified] file and loads it into memory location zero, sets up
memory management as required, and calls the program by executing a `trap'
instruction.
.PP
For the system to boot,
.I /etc/init
must exist and be executable; if it is not, the kernel will print a message
to that effect and loop.  Further, for a single user boot, the files
.I /bin/sh
and
.I /dev/console
must also exist and
.I /bin/sh
must be executable (if either of these is missing,
.I init
will attempt multi-user operation).
For a multi-user boot the file
.I /etc/ttys
must exist (if missing,
.I init
will attempt single user operation).
.PP
.I Init
runs the
.IR autoconfig (8)
program to probe for and initialize devices.
.I Autoconfig
only knows to look in \fI/unix\fP, thus if an alternate kernel name was
specified none of the devices except \fI/dev/console\fP and the boot disk
will be known.
.PP
If \fIautoconfig\fP problems are suspected (or if  you are simply 
voyeuristic) the \fBdebug\fP flag can be turned on by specifying 
\fB\-D\fP to \fIboot\fP (see below).
.PP
When the system is running in single user mode, it starts a single user
shell on the console which types a `#' prompt.  After doing any file system
checks and setting the date
.RI ( date (1))
a multi-user system can be brought up by typing an EOT (control-d) in
response to the `#' prompt.
.PP
.B "Boot file specification format:"
The file specifications used with
.I boot
are of the form:
.IP
.I device(ctlr,unit,part)path [-aRrDs]
.LP
or
.IP
.I \-bootcommand
.LP
where
.TP
.I device
is the type of the device to be searched;
.TP
.I ctlr
is the controller number of the disk
.TP
.I unit
is the unit number of the disk or tape;
.TP
.I part
is the partition number of a filesystem on the specified disk
or the tape file number if the device is a tape.
The underlying
device driver \fBmust\fP support disklabels and a valid disklabel must be 
present if \fIpart\fP is anything except 0.
.TP
.I path
is the path name of a disk file to be loaded with all mount prefixes
stripped off
.RI ( path
must be omitted for tape files.)  Tape files are separated by single tape
marks.
.PP
Flags to \fIboot\fP may be specified in either of two places.  At the 
\fB:\fP prompt and after the \fIfile\fP name.  The options are:
.TP
.B \-a
Ask for a kernel name.  This is present for symmetry only because in order
to specify this option you already have to be at the \fB:\fP prompt.
.TP
.B \-D
Turn on the 
.I autoconfig
debug flag.
.TP
.B \-R
force the kernel to use its compiled in root device rather than adapting
to the boot device.
.TP
.B \-s
tell 
.I init
to enter single user state rather than bringing the system all the way
up to multi-user mode.
.B \-r
mount the root filesystem read-only.  This is not currently supported by
the kernel mostly because pipes are implemented in the filesystem.
.LP
Commands (\fI\-bootcommand\fP) to \fIboot\fP are:
.TP 20
.B \-bootflags N
where N is a decimal number.
.TP 20
.B \-bootflags flag
where \fBflag\fP is from the list above.
.TP 20
.B \-bootdebug N
where N is a decimal number.  This is a general purpose flag word used
by \fIboot\fP and is not passed to the loaded program or kernel.
.PP
.I Device
is one of the following
.PP
.nf
.ne 10
	xp	RM02/03/05, RP04/05/06, DIVA, SI Eagle, CDC 9766, Fuji 160
	rp	RP03
	rk	RK05
	hk	RK06/7
	rl	RL01/2
	si	RM05, CDC 9766
	ra	RA60/80/81, RX50, RD51/52/53, RC25
	ht	TU/TE16
	tm	TU/TE10
	ts	TS-11
.fi
.PP
The stand alone tape drive unit number is specially encoded to specify
both unit number and tape density (BPI).  Most tape subsystems either
automatically adjust to tape density or have switches on the drives to
force the density to a particular setting, but for those which don't the
following density select mechanisms may be necessary.  The \fBts\fP only
operates at 1600BPI, so there is no special unit density encoding.  The
\fBht\fP will operate at either 800BPI or 1600BPI.  Units 0 through 3
correspond to 800BPI, and 4 through 7 to 1600BPI on drives 0 through 3
respectively.  The standard DEC \fBtm\fP only supports 800BPI (and hence
can't be used with the standard \*(2B distribution tape), but several
widely used \fBtm\fP emulators support 1600BPI and even 6250BPI.  Units 0
through 3 correspond to 800BPI, 4 through 7 to 1600BPI, and 8 through 11
to 6250BPI on drives 0 through 3 respectively.
.PP
For example, to boot a system from unit 0 on an RK07,
type \*(lqhk(0,0)unix\*(rq to the boot prompt.  The specification
\*(lqra(1,0)unix\*(rq indicates an MSCP disk, unit 1.  The specification
\*(lqra(1,0,0)unix\*(rq indicates an MSCP disk, unit 0 but on controller
1.
And finally the specification
\*(lqts(0,3)\*(rq would cause the fourth file on a tape threaded on `ts'
tape drive 0 to be loaded and executed.
.PP
.B "Cold boot loaders:"
The following programs to load and execute the primary bootstrap may be
installed in read-only memories or manually keyed into main memory.  Each
program is position-independent but should be placed well above location 0
so it will not be overwritten.  Each reads a block from the beginning of a
device into core location zero.  The octal words constituting the program
are listed on the left.
.PP
.nf
.if n .ta 3 11 15 23 38
.if t .ta .3i 1i 1.4i 2i 3.5i
.ne 10
RK (drive 0):
	012700		mov	$rkda,r0
	177412
	005040		clr	\-(r0)	/ rkda cleared by start
	010040		mov	r0,\-(r0)
	012740		mov	$5,\-(r0)
	000005
	105710	1:	tstb	(r0)
	002376		bge	1b
	005007		clr	pc
.PP
.ne 11
RP (drive 0)
	012700		mov	$rpmr,r0
	176726
	005040		clr	\-(r0)
	005040		clr	\-(r0)
	005040		clr	\-(r0)
	010040		mov	r0,\-(r0)
	012740		mov	$5,\-(r0)
	000005
	105710	1:	tstb	(r0)
	002376		bge	1b
	005007		clr	pc
.PP
.ne 7
TM (drive 0):
	012700		mov	$tmba,r0
	172526
	010040		mov	r0,\-(r0)
	012740		mov	$60003,\-(r0)
	060003
	000777		br	.
.DT
.SH FILES
.ta \w'/mdec/xxuboot   'u
/unix	system code
.br
/boot	system bootstrap
.br
/etc/init	system process dispatcher
.br
/mdec/xxuboot	sector 0 boot blocks, xx is disk type
.SH "SEE ALSO"
crash(8V),
autoconfig(8),
reboot(2),
disklabel(8),
fsck(8),
init(8)