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.\" $NetBSD: kloader.4,v 1.1 2004/04/03 02:33:40 uwe Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: kloader.4,v 1.2 2004/04/03 15:19:49 wiz Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Valeriy E. Ushakov
.\" All rights reserved.
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.Pp
Some platforms supported by
.Nx
do not have a firmware that can boot
do not have a firmware that can boot the
.Nx
kernel.
Examples are game consoles (dreamcast and playstation2 ports), and
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again.
This problem is addressed by
.Nm ,
that allows currently running kernel to serve as a bootloader for the
kernel being booted, thus avoiding the burden of booting into the
native OS first.
which allows the currently running kernel to serve as a bootloader
for the kernel being booted, thus avoiding the burden of booting
into the native OS first.
.Pp
When
.Nm
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.Nm
to load the new kernel into memory, and arrange for control to be
passed to the new kernel \(em just like a standalone bootloader does.
The new kernel then boots in an ordinary manner.
The new kernel then boots in the ordinary manner.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr reboot 2 ,
.Xr boot 8 ,
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.Fa bootstr
arguments passed to the
.Xr reboot 2
system call, and reboots the system with previous boot settings.
system call, and reboots the system with the previous boot settings.
.Pp
.Nm
doesn't support booting compressed kernels.