NAME
hpcboot
- load and boot kernel from Windows CE
SYNOPSIS
hpcboot.exe
DESCRIPTION
hpcboot
is a program that runs on Windows CE.
It loads and executes the specified
NetBSD
kernel.
hpcboot
supports hpcarm, hpcmips, and hpcsh ports.
Click on the
``Boot''
button to start the boot process with selected options.
Click on the
``Cancel''
button to exit
.
Do Ss Kernel Dc Ss Tab
On this tab you can select the kernel to boot and options to pass to
the kernel.
- Directory
-
In this combobox you specify the
``current''
directory.
The kernel and miniroot image pathnames are taken to be relative to
this directory.
hpcboot
can load kernel and miniroot from FAT and UFS filesystems, and via
HTTP.
- Kernel
-
In this text field you specify the name of the kernel to load.
Kernels compressed with
gzip(1)
are supported.
- Model
-
Select your H/PC model in this combobox.
- Root File System
-
This group of controls lets you specify the desired root file system
type.
You can select
wd(4),
sd(4),
md(4),
and NFS root.
If you select
md(4)
memory disk root file system, you should specify the path name of the
file system image in the text field below.
Miniroot images compressed with
gzip(1)
are supported.
- Kernel Boot Flags
-
This group of controls is used to pass boot flags to the kernel.
Do Ss Option Dc Ss Tab
On this tab you can specify miscellaneous options that mostly control the
hpcboot
program itself.
- Auto Boot
-
If this option is selected
hpcboot
will automatically boot
NetBSD
after the specified timeout.
- Reverse Video
-
Tells kernel if it should use the framebuffer in reverse video mode.
- Pause Before Boot
-
If selected, a warning dialog will be presented
before
anything is done, right after the
``Boot''
button is pressed.
- Load Debug Info
-
This option currently does nothing.
- Safety Message
-
If selected, a warning dialog will be presented
after
the kernel has been loaded and prepared to be started.
This will be your last chance to cancel the boot.
- Extra Kernel Options
-
In this text field you can specify additional options to pass to the
kernel.
Do Ss Console Dc Ss Tab
This tab gets its name from the big text area that
hpcboot
uses as the
``console''
to report its progress.
- Save To File
-
If checked, the progress log will be sent to the specified file instead.
- ``Checkboxes Anonymous''
-
The row of 8 checkboxes controls debugging options for
hpcboot
itself.
They control the bits of an internal variable, the leftmost checkbox
being the 7th bit.
- ``Buttons Anonymous''
-
The buttons
``a''
to
``d''
control 4
``hooks''
a developer might want to use during
hpcboot
development.
SEE ALSO
kloader(4),
boot(8)
HISTORY
The
hpcboot
utility first appeared in
NetBSD1.6.
BUGS
hpcboot
reads the entire kernel image at once,
and requires enough free area on the main memory.