pbsdboot
—
load and boot NetBSD/hpcmips kernel from Windows CE
pbsdboot
is a program runs on Windows CE. It loads and
executes the specified NetBSD/netbsd kernel.
The menu options (for pbsdboot
itself) are
as follows:
- kernel
- Select Kernel Path.
- Frame buffer
- Select Frame Buffer type.
- Option
- option for pass kernel.
The options for NetBSD kernel are as
follows:
-d
- break into the kernel debugger.
-m
- use miniroot in memory.
-s
- single user mode.
-h
- use serial console.check also serial port on.and connect your terminal
with 9600bps,8bit,non-parity,VT100 mode.
-a
- ask for name:kernel ask root/dump device,filesystem.
-b=DEV
- change boot device to DEV(wd0,sd0,nfs,etc)
- /msdos/pbsdboot.exe
- You will find this program Windows CE readable disk partition.
The pbsdboot
utility first appeared in
NetBSD 1.5.
pbsdboot
reads the entire kernel image at once, and
requires enough free area on the main memory.