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BOOTNOW
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This utility will allow you to choose a boot option from Solaris.
It is for use with BootIt Next Generation and BootIt Bare Metal
INSTALLATION:
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Simply copy the files to a directory on your hard drive.
ISSUES:
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bootnow must be run as the superuser.
You must update/create a file named drvmap.inf that maps the Solaris device
files to the BIOS drive numbers. BootNow requires drvmap.inf to be
readable in the current directory with drive 80 (hd0) mapped.
For example: 80=/dev/dsk/c0d0p0
USE:
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There are three different options for using bootnow:
1) By Menu Description - The example below boots an item named
"The Description"
Example: bootnow The Description
*NOTE: The description entered must match the boot menu description exactly.
2) By Entry Number:
Example: bootnow 1 - This boots the first item on your boot menu
Example: bootnow 5 - This boots the fifth item on your boot menu
3) By next entry:
Example: bootnow /Next - Boots the next item in your boot menu.
*Note: Next can be any case (upper/lower/or mixed).
4) By hot key:
Example: bootnow &k - This boots the item with hotkey 'k'
*Note: The hot key method is case sensitive. In other words hot
key &K is not a match for hot key &k.
5) Shut down:
Example: bootnow /Shutdown - Shuts down the system (if APM is enabled)
*Note: Useful when used with the /ims switch.
6) No boot:
Example: bootnow /None - Displays the menu (useful to exit IT mode)
If you're using BootIt Next Generation you may specify an image set to be
automatically executed before booting the selection. To do this you use
the /ims=filename switch where "filename" is an image set you created
(including the .IMS extension is not necessary). Note that you SHOULDN'T
include a space before the /ims switch.
Example: bootnow 1/ims=filename - Executes the "filename" image set and
then boots the first item.
Example: bootnow Boot Description/ims=filename
If you're using BootIt Bare Metal you may specify a script or program to
automatically be run before booting the selection. To do this you use the
/run=filename.ext switch where "filename.ext" is the file to run. The
file may be a script (.TBS or .RUN), a text file with programs to run, or
a single program. Note that you SHOULDN'T include a space beofre the /run
switch.
Example: bootnow 1/run=filename.tbs - Run the script and then boots
the first item.
Example: bootnow 2/run=filename.run - Run the script and then boots
the second item.
Example: bootnow 1/run=filename.etx - Run program or list of programs
and then boots the first item.
Example: bootnow Boot Description/run=filename
Another option that exists is the /noreboot switch. Append the special
purpose /noreboot switch to the end of the command line to prevent the
system from restarting. Note that you SHOULDN'T include a space before
the /noreboot switch.
Example: bootnow Boot Description/noreboot
Example: bootnow 1/ims=filename/noreboot
Example: bootnow 1/noreboot
Be aware that data loss may occur if an application has unsaved data when
the system reboot is requested. Therefore save your work before using
initiating a BootNow request.