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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!scifi!hawnews.watson.ibm.com!param2.raleigh.ibm.com!nixon From: nixon@param2.raleigh.ibm.com () Subject: Boot Process Sender: news@hawnews.watson.ibm.com (NNTP News Poster) Message-ID: <CCFqoF.1C76@hawnews.watson.ibm.com> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1993 20:38:39 GMT Reply-To: nixon@param2.raleigh.ibm.com () Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM. Nntp-Posting-Host: param2.raleigh.ibm.com Organization: ELC Keywords: mkboot bosboot Lines: 12 Any pointers regarding how the boot process links all the executable modules to create the boot-image will be highly appreciated. Is this a set PATH ? OR can this be changed? Can one store two boot images at two locations and during the IPL time decide which image to use to load in the RAM? I guess the boot record has a field which stores the location of of the image; Can this be modified? If so how? In short any document /paper that gives any info. regarding the above will be very helpful to me. PLEASE send e-mail to me at npatel@ralvm29.vnet.ibm.com regarding any suggestions or info. Thanks, NP