BOOT(8)             OpenBSD System Manager's Manual (Alpha)            BOOT(8)

NAME
     boot - Alpha system bootstrapping procedures

DESCRIPTION
     When the OpenBSD /alpha kernel is booted normally it initializes itself
     and proceeds to start the system.  An automatic consistency check of the
     file systems takes place, and unless this fails, the system comes up to
     multi-user operation.  The proper way to shut the system down is with the
     shutdown(8) command.

     If the system crashes, it will enter the kernel debugger, ddb(8), if it
     is configured in the kernel.  If the crash occurred during initialization
     and the debugger is not present or is exited, the kernel will halt the
     system.  If the crash occurred during normal operation and the debugger
     is not present or is exited, the system will attempt a dump to the con-
     figured dump device (which will be automatically recovered with
     savecore(8) during the next boot cycle), and after the dump is complete
     (successful or not) the kernel will attempt a reboot.

FILES
     /bsd              default system kernel
     /usr/mdec/bootxx  primary bootstrap for ``ffs'' file system (Berkeley
                       Fast File System)
     /usr/mdec/boot    secondary bootstrap
     /usr/mdec/netboot
                       network bootstrap
     /boot             secondary bootstrap (installed)

SEE ALSO
     ddb(4), savecore(8), shutdown(8), installboot(8), mkbootimage(8), setnet-
     bootinfo(8)

     Alpha Architecture Reference Manual Third Edition, Digital Press, Alpha
     Architecture Committee, 1998.

BUGS
     The device names used by OpenBSD /alpha and the SRM Console often have no
     relation to each other.

OpenBSD 2.9                      April 5, 1999                               1
