Re: Fix your bootloader

[alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)]

> I am installing linux on an indy for the first time. I was following the
> instructions on http://www.linux.sgi.com/faq.html when I noticed the
> instructions where not complete.  It talks about "Fixing your bootloader".  I
> assume it is talking about NVRAM and the PROM Monitor, but I can not find
> anything in the man pages.  I found bootfile, bootmode and boottune, but no
> bootloader.  Any ideas what to do at this point?

Turn the box on from cold, bang escape repeatedly as it boots until you get
a screen with about 6 icons and a mouse pointer. Click on the command line
one and do

boot /vmlinux options-go-here

Alan