NetBSD/sys/arch/arm32/doc/bootoptions

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/* $NetBSD: bootoptions,v 1.2 1996/11/23 03:16:51 mark Exp $ */
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* RiscBSD kernel project
*
* bootoptions
*
* Description of all available boot options
*
* Created : 02/10/96
*/
This file describes all the boot options available.
RiscPC Boot options
Options for all kernels
nocache Disable all processor caches (*)
nowritebuf Disable processor write buffer (*)
fpaclk2 Clock FPA at half processor clock speed (*)
single Single user mode (*)
kdb KDB (*)
maxproc= Specify the maximum in-core processes (L1 page tables) (*)
ramdisc= Specify ramdisc size in KB (*)
videdram= Specify video DRAM size in KB (*)
nbuf= Specify the number of buffers
nowdreset Skip the wd driver drive reset command
ehbug Work around the EtherH driver attach bug.
ascpoll Use polling mode rather than interrupt mode for the asc
driver
nbuf= Specify the number of buffers to use.
Options for StrongARM kernels
icache Enable instruction cache
dcache Enable data cache
Special debugging options not for normal use
pmapdebug= Specify pmap debug level (*)
termdebug Enable console debugging (*)
notermcls Console debugging option
Special development options
hydra= Enable specified hydra slave processors
(*) These options have their own fields in the bootloader configuration
window.
RC7500 Boot options
-s Single user mode
-a Prompt for root device
-k KDB
-m video memory size