195 lines
6.8 KiB
Groff
195 lines
6.8 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: w95boot.8,v 1.2 1999/03/17 20:31:20 garbled Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" Author: Ty Sarna <tsarna@endicor.com> for Endicor Technologies, Inc.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by the NetBSD
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.\" Foundation, Inc. and its contributors.
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.\" 4. Neither the name of The NetBSD Foundation nor the names of its
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.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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.\" from this software without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
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.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd December 7, 1997
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.Os
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.Dt W95BOOT 8 i386
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm w95boot
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.Nd procedure for booting NetBSD/i386 from Windows 95
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Xr dosboot 8
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is a program that can boot
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.Nx
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from DOS. However, it must be run
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under real DOS, and not an emulated DOS session. As a result, it can not
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be directly run from Windows 95. Windows does, however, have the ability
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to run a program in ``DOS Mode'', which is to say, Windows can reboot
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itself into stand-alone DOS and execute a program. One difficulty of
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this method is that Windows expects the program to exit, so it can
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restore the system to boot into Windows. Since
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.Xr dosboot 8
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takes over the computer, Windows will be unable to clean up after it,
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and as a result the next attempt to start Windows will also result in
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booting
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.Nx .
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.Pp
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This manual page describes how to set up Windows to boot
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.Nx ,
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in such
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a way as to avoid the problem described above. It assumes that Windows
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is the default OS on your multiboot system, since if
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.Nx
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were the
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default, you could simply use the Reboot option of the Windows shutdown
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menu.
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.Pp
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Begin by creating the directory
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.Pa C:\eNetBSD
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on your Windows system. You may use another name if you prefer; just be
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sure to edit the paths in the instructions below accordingly.
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In that directory, place a copy of
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.Pa DOSBOOT.COM ,
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which can be found on your
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.Nx
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system as
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.Pa /usr/mdec/dosboot.com .
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You can use
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.Xr ftp 1
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or the msdosfs
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file system (see
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.Xr mount_msdos 8 )
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to transfer the file from
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.Nx
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to Windows.
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.Pp
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Next create the script
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.Pa GoNetBSD.BAT
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in that directory, containing the following lines:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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@ECHO OFF
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IF EXIST C:\\NetBSD\\BOOTED GOTO towin
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ECHO >C:\\NetBSD\\BOOTED
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CHOICE /C+ /N /T+,5
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C:\\NetBSD\\DOSBOOT -u
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ECHO Error booting NetBSD
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CHOICE /C+ /N /T+,60
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:towin
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DEL C:\\NetBSD\\BOOTED
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ECHO Y >C:\\NetBSD\\Y
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CHOICE /C+ /N /T+,5
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C:\\WINDOWS\\WIN.COM <Y
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Now, double click the icon for the
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.Xr dosboot 8
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program. Windows will bring up a requester entired ``Program Requires
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MS-DOS Mode''. Select ``Yes'' to create a shortcut. Turn off the
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``Mouse'' checkmark on the window that appears and click ``OK''.
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.Pp
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Now right-click the
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.Pa dosboot.pif
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file that was created. This will be the icon that says
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.Pa dosboot
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with the MS-DOS logo.
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Choose ``rename'' and change the name to
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.Pa GoNetBSD .
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.Pp
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Right click this newly-renamed icon again and select ``Properties''.
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Click to the ``Program'' tab. Edit the first text field to
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``GoNetBSD''. Edit the ``Cmd line'' text field to read
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.Dq Pa C:\eNetBSD\eGoNetBSD.BAT Ns .
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Ensure the ``Batch file'' field is blank.
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Click on the ``Advanced'' button. Make sure ``MS-DOS Mode'' is checked.
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Uncheck the ``Warn before entering MS-DOS Mode'' checkbox if you intend
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to use the GoNetBSD script from another program, such as the Microsoft
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Plus! System Agent. Click ``OK'' to exit the ``Advanced Program Settings''
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window. Click ``OK'' to exit the ``Properties'' window.
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.Pp
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Now you can click the GoNetBSD.BAT icon to boot into
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.Nx .
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.Sh MICROSOFT PLUS! SYSTEM AGENT
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You may also use GoNetBSD.BAT from other programs. For example, it
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could be scheduled to run under the System Agent (similar to the way
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Scandisk is invoked, for example) to have the computer automatically
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switch itself to
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.Nx
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at certain times. In this event, it is
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necessary to uncheck the ``Warn before entering MS-DOS Mode'' setting as
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described above.
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.Pp
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To set up GoNetBSD to run under System Agent, follow these steps. First,
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double click the System Agent icon on the taskbar tray. This will open
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the System Agent window. Select ``Schedule a New Program'' from the
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``Program'' menu. In the ``Program'' text field, enter the complete path
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to the GoNetBSD batch file, for example
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.Dq C:\eNetBSD\eGoNetBSD.BAT Ns .
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In the ``Description'' text field, enter a desriptive name for the
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scheduled event, such as ``Reboot system under NetBSD''.
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.Pp
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Now click the ``When to Run program'' and select the time schedule for
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the switch to
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.Nx .
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It is advisable to use the ``Wait until I haven't
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used my computer for...'' feature to prevent the switch if someone is
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actively using windows at the time the switch is to occur. Now click on
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the ``Advanced'' button, and set a deadline that is shortly after (say,
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two minutes) the start time. If you return from
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.Nx
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before the
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deadline, System Agent will believe that the program did not complete
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successfully, and switch you back to
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.Nx .
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Setting a very short deadline will prevent this.
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.Pp
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Now click ``OK'' in that window and the previous window to get back to
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the System Agent main window, and then close System Agent. Your system
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will now automaticlly switch to
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.Nx
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at the specified time or times.
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.Pp
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If you wish to have
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.Nx
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reboot to Windows after some amount of time,
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the
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.Xr cron 8
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or
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.Xr at 1
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programs in conjunction with
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.Xr reboot 8
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or
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.Xr shutdown 8
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may be useful.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr at 1 ,
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.Xr dosboot 8 ,
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.Xr cron 8 ,
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.Xr crontab 1 ,
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.Xr ftp 1 ,
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.Xr mount_msdos 8 ,
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.Xr reboot 8 ,
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.Xr shutdown 8
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