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.SH NAME
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.SH NAME
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9bootfat, 9bootiso, 9bootpxe \- PC bootloader for FAT, ISO and PXE network booting
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9bootfat, 9bootiso, 9bootpxe \- PC bootloader for FAT, ISO and PXE network booting
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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started by PC BIOS or chainloaded by partition bootsector
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Started by PC BIOS or chainloaded by partition bootsector
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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9boot is the bootloader used on PCs to start the Plan 9 kernel.
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9boot is the bootloader used on PCs to start the Plan 9 kernel.
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Its task is to read and parse the
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Its task is to read and parse the
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.IR plan9.ini (8)
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.IR plan9.ini (8)
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configuration file, gather some basic system information like
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configuration file, gather some basic system information like
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the amount of usable system memory, do some low level system
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the amount of usable system memory, do some basic system
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initialization and load the kernel from the boot media into memory.
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initialization and load the kernel from the boot media into memory.
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After reading the configuration, the loader will automatically
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After reading the configuration, the loader will automatically
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file.
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file.
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.BR
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.BR
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The word
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The word
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.B clear [
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.B clear
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.I prefix
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.I prefix
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]
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can be used to remove parameters from the current configuration.
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can be used to remove parameters from the current configuration.
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is specified, the first parameter that matches the prefix
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is specified, the first parameter that matches the prefix
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is removed. If the
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is removed. If the
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.IR prefix
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.IR prefix
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argument is omited, the whole configuration will be reset.
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argument is omitted, the whole configuration will be reset.
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.BR
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The word
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The word
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.B boot
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.B boot
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will end the console and resume booting the kernel.
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will end the console and resume booting the kernel.
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method.
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method.
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.SH FAT BOOTING
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.SH FAT BOOTING
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When booting Plan 9 from a harddisk or USB pen drive, a
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When booting Plan 9 from a harddisk or USB pen drive, a
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FAT16/32 partition (
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FAT16/32 partition
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.IR 9fat
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.IR (9fat)
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) is used to store the kernel and
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is used to store the kernel and
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.IR plan9.ini (8)
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.IR plan9.ini (8)
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configuration. Due to size limitations, instead of loading
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configuration. Due to size limitations, instead of loading
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the kernel directly, the bootsector (
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the kernel directly, the bootsector
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.IR pbs
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.IR (pbs)
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) of the FAT partition loads
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of the FAT partition loads
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a 2nd stage bootloader
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a 2nd stage bootloader
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.IR 9bootfat
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.IR (9bootfat)
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from the root directory of the filesystem.
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from the root directory of the filesystem.
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.SH CD-ROM BOOTING
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.SH CD-ROM BOOTING
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Booting from CD-ROM requires only
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Booting from CD-ROM requires only the
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.IR 9bootiso
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.IR 9bootiso
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to be included in the ISO-9660 image under
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bootloader to be included in the ISO-9660 image under
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.B 386/9bootiso,
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.B 386/9bootiso,
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set as a non emulation bootblock (see
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set as a non-emulation bootblock (see
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.IR mk9660 (8)).
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.IR mk9660 (8)).
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Boot parameters are read from
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Boot parameters are read from
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.B cfg/plan9.ini.
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.B cfg/plan9.ini.
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With a PXE capable BIOS and network card one can download
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With a PXE capable BIOS and network card one can download
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.IR 9bootpxe
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.IR 9bootpxe
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and boot the kernel from a TFTP server (see
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and boot the kernel from a TFTP server (see
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.IR dhcpd (8),
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.IR dhcpd (8)
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.IR ndb (6)
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.IR ndb (6)
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for details). Once started,
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for details). Once started,
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.IR 9bootpxe
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.IR 9bootpxe
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.IR plan9.ini (8)
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.IR plan9.ini (8)
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file.
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file.
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.SH FILES
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.SH FILES
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.TP
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.B /386/pbs
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.B /386/pbs
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.TP
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.br
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.B /386/9bootfat
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.B /386/9bootfat
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.TP
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.br
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.B /386/9bootiso
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.B /386/9bootiso
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.TP
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.br
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.B /386/9bootpxe
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.B /386/9bootpxe
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.SH SOURCE
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.SH SOURCE
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.BR /sys/src/boot/pc .
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.BR /sys/src/boot/pc
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR plan9.ini (8)
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.IR plan9.ini (8)
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