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1*492b11d1Sreinoud/* $NetBSD: bootoptions,v 1.1 2001/10/18 00:05:01 reinoud Exp $ */
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34*492b11d1Sreinoud * RiscBSD kernel project
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36*492b11d1Sreinoud * bootoptions
37*492b11d1Sreinoud *
38*492b11d1Sreinoud * Description of all available boot options
39*492b11d1Sreinoud *
40*492b11d1Sreinoud * Created      : 02/10/96
41*492b11d1Sreinoud * Updated	: 20/02/01
42*492b11d1Sreinoud */
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44*492b11d1SreinoudThis file describes all the boot options available.
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46*492b11d1SreinoudRiscPC Boot options
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48*492b11d1Sreinoud Options for all kernels
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50*492b11d1Sreinoud  nocache	Disable all processor caches
51*492b11d1Sreinoud  nowritebuf	Disable processor write buffer
52*492b11d1Sreinoud  fpaclk2	Clock FPA at half processor clock speed
53*492b11d1Sreinoud  single	Single user mode
54*492b11d1Sreinoud  kdb		KDB
55*492b11d1Sreinoud  maxproc=	Specify the maximum in-core processes (L1 page tables)
56*492b11d1Sreinoud  ramdisc=	Specify ramdisc size in KB
57*492b11d1Sreinoud  nbuf=		Specify the number of buffers
58*492b11d1Sreinoud  nowdreset	Skip the wd driver drive reset command
59*492b11d1Sreinoud  ascpoll	Use polling mode rather than interrupt mode for the asc
60*492b11d1Sreinoud		driver
61*492b11d1Sreinoud  nbuf=		Specify the number of buffers to use.
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63*492b11d1Sreinoud Options for StrongARM kernels
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65*492b11d1Sreinoud  icache	Enable instruction cache
66*492b11d1Sreinoud  dcache	Enable data cache
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68*492b11d1Sreinoud Special debugging options not for normal use
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70*492b11d1Sreinoud  pmapdebug=	Specify pmap debug level
71*492b11d1Sreinoud  termdebug	Enable console debugging
72*492b11d1Sreinoud  notermcls	Console debugging option
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74*492b11d1SreinoudRC7500 Boot options
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76*492b11d1Sreinoud -s		Single user mode
77*492b11d1Sreinoud -a		Prompt for root device
78*492b11d1Sreinoud -k		KDB
79*492b11d1Sreinoud -m		video memory size
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