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setvol Reference


 
 

Name

setvol -- modify volume bootstrap, kernel, and boot flags

Synopsis

setvol [-r] [-R] [-z] [-Z] [-b image] [-B] [-k image] volume

Description

The setvol utility displays allows the bootstrap or kernel image of an existing volume to be modified, and also enables various volume flags to be set. At least one of the options must be used.

The following options are available:

-r

Mark the volume for ramdisk load.

-R

Unmark the volume for ramdisk load. If the volume is compressed, also decompressed the volume.

-z

Mark the volume for compressed load. Only ramdisk-loaded volumes may be compressed.

-Z

Unmark the volume for uncompressed load.

-d

Mark the volume for debug load. System will drop into the kernel debugger just beforg waking up the IPL thread.

-D

Unmark the volume for debug load.

-k image

Write the specified binary file image as the loadable kernel image.

-b image

Write the specified binary file image as the bootstrap image. Sets the BOOT flag in the volume header.

-B

Make the volume non-bootable.

There needs to be an option to set the iplSysId.


Copyright 1998 by Jonathan Shapiro. All rights reserved. For terms of redistribution, see the GNU General Public License