NetBSD/sys/arch/arm32/doc/bootoptions

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/* $NetBSD: bootoptions,v 1.3 1998/03/26 20:42:34 mark Exp $ */
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* RiscBSD kernel project
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* 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
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