<!DOCTYPE RefEntry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"><refentry id="aboot.conf"><refmeta><refentrytitle>aboot.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum><refmiscinfo>aboot.conf</refmiscinfo></refmeta><refnamediv><refname>aboot.conf</refname><refpurpose>The configuration file for <application>aboot</application>(8)</refpurpose></refnamediv><!-- <refsect1><title>SYNOPSIS</title><para>configuration file for boot options (aboot)</para></refsect1> --><refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title><para><indexterm><primary>aboot.conf</primary></indexterm><filename>aboot.conf</filename> contains a list of boot settingsfor <application>aboot</application>(8). Each boot settinghas a unique number which can be supplied at the SRM-Prompt.<indexterm><primary>SRM</primary></indexterm>.</para><para><example><title>Example <filename>aboot.conf</filename></title><blockquote><literallayout>0:4/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda51:4/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 single2:4/vmlinuz.old ro root=/dev/hda58:6/boot/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda8</literallayout></blockquote></example></para><para>The first number is a unique identifier for each boot configuration.To boot a certain configuration at the SRM-Prompt you would issue</para><para><command>boot <parameter>dka0 -fl "0"</parameter></command></para><para>where dka0 has to be replaced by your boot device and the boot configuration(0 in this case) can be replaced by any defined in <filename>etc/aboot.conf</filename>.</para><para>After the colon the number of the partition the kernel resides on is given. 1corresponds to A:, 2 to B: and so on. </para><para>After the slash the name of the kernel to boot is given, including a possiblepath. If your kernel does not reside on a filesystem but is located directlyafter aboot at the beginning of the hard disk you would omit the number, theslash and the kernel name.</para><para>Next the name of the partition to mount as / is given. Other kernelparameters follow as required.</para><para>The contents of this file can be shown before booting if necessary byusing the interactivemode of <application>aboot</application>(8) (booting with the flag "i")and then issuing "h" at the <application>aboot</application>-prompt.</para></refsect1><refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title><para>This man page was written by Helge Kreutzmann<email>kreutzm@itp.uni-hannover.de</email> for the Debian GNU/Linux project.</para></refsect1><refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title><para><application>aboot</application>(8), <application>abootconf</application>(8), <application>swriteboot</application>(8), Compaq SRM Manual</para></refsect1></refentry>