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32 .Nd load and boot kernel from Windows\ CE
37 is a program that runs on Windows\ CE.
38 It loads and executes the specified
42 supports hpcarm, hpcmips, and hpcsh ports.
46 button to start the boot process with selected options.
52 .Ss Do Ss Kernel Dc Ss Tab
54 On this tab you can select the kernel to boot and options to pass to
58 In this combobox you specify the
61 The kernel and miniroot image pathnames are taken to be relative to
65 can load kernel and miniroot from FAT and UFS filesystems, and via
67 .\" FIXME: describe the syntax for each of the above
69 In this text field you specify the name of the kernel to load.
70 Kernels compressed with
74 Select your H/PC model in this combobox.
76 This group of controls lets you specify the desired root file system
86 memory disk root file system, you should specify the path name of the
87 file system image in the text field below.
88 Miniroot images compressed with
92 This group of controls is used to pass boot flags to the kernel.
95 .Ss Do Ss Option Dc Ss Tab
97 On this tab you can specify miscellaneous options that mostly control the
102 If this option is selected
104 will automatically boot
106 after the specified timeout.
108 Tells kernel if it should use the framebuffer in reverse video mode.
109 .It Pause Before Boot
110 If selected, a warning dialog will be presented
112 anything is done, right after the
116 This option currently does nothing.
118 If selected, a warning dialog will be presented
120 the kernel has been loaded and prepared to be started.
121 This will be your last chance to cancel the boot.
122 .It Extra Kernel Options
123 In this text field you can specify additional options to pass to the
127 .Ss Do Ss Console Dc Ss Tab
129 This tab gets its name from the big text area that
133 to report its progress.
136 If checked, the progress log will be sent to the specified file instead.
137 .It Dq Checkboxes Anonymous
138 The row of 8 checkboxes controls debugging options for
141 They control the bits of an internal variable, the leftmost checkbox
143 .It Dq Buttons Anonymous
150 a developer might want to use during
160 utility first appeared in
164 reads the entire kernel image at once,
165 and requires enough free area on the main memory.