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29.Dd January 6, 2002
30.Dt BINSTALL 8
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm /usr/mdec/binstall
34.Nd install sparc and sparc64 boot blocks
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.Nm
37.Op Fl htUuv
38.Op Fl b Ar bootprog
39.Op Fl f Ar filesystem
40.Op Fl m Ar mdec
41.Op Fl i Ar installbootprog
42.Oo
43.Dq net
44.Ns \&|
45.Dq ffs
46.Oc
47.Op directory
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
51program prepares a sparc or sparc64 system for booting, either from local
52disk from a
53.Dq ffs
54partition or over the network.  The default type of boot block installed
55is derived from the host system.  If it is an UltraSPARC, the sparc64
56boot blocks will be used, otherwise the SPARC boot blocks will be used.
57.Nm
58can be forced to prepare a disk for either.
59.Sh OPTIONS
60The following options are available:
61.Bl -tag -width 123456
62.It Fl b
63Set the second stage boot program to
64.Ar bootprog .
65This will typically be
66.Pa boot.net
67for sparc systems and
68.Pa ofwboot.net
69for sparc64 systems.
70.It Fl f
71Set the path to the filesystem being installed for to
72.Ar filesystem .
73This is otherwise derived from the
74.Op directory .
75.It Fl h
76Display help.
77.It Fl i
78Set the path to the
79.Xr installboot 8
80program to
81.Ar installbootprog .
82This is useful for using
83.Nm
84on non-sparc or sparc64 systems.
85.It Fl m
86Sets the path to the machine dependent directory to
87.Ar mdec .
88This is the directory that both the boot blocks and the
89.Xr installboot 8
90program live.
91.It Fl t
92Test mode; does not run any program.  Implies the
93.Fl v
94option.
95.It Fl U
96Install sparc (SPARC) boot blocks.
97.It Fl u
98Install sparc64 (UltraSPARC) boot blocks.
99.It Fl v
100Be verbose.
101.El
102.Sh SEE ALSO
103.Xr disklabel 8 ,
104.Xr installboot 8
105