Note that multiple operating systems booting on a single machine is still something of a black art. This document does not even attempt to document the various boot managers, which vary by architecture and even by subarchitecture. You should see your boot manager's documentation for more information.
The boot loader on DECstations is DELO. It has to be installed on the same hard disk as the kernel (this is done automatically by the installer). DELO supports different configurations which are set up in /etc/delo.conf. Each configuration has a unique name, the default setup as created by the installer is „linux“. After DELO has been installed, the system can be booted from hard disk by entering
boot #/rzid partnr/name |
on the firmware prompt.
is the TurboChannel device to be booted from, on most DECstations this is 3 for the onboard controllers
is the SCSI ID of the hard disk on which DELO is installed
is the number of the partition on which /etc/delo.conf resides
is the name of the configuration entry in /etc/delo.conf, which is „linux“ by default.
In case /etc/delo.conf is on the first partition on the disk and the default configuration shall be booted, it is sufficient to use
boot #/rzid |