CUSTBOOT(8,C) AIX Commands Reference CUSTBOOT(8,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- custboot PURPOSE Produces a customized boot diskette set. SYNTAX custboot ---| Note: This command is for the PS/2 only. DESCRIPTION The custboot command is used to create a customized boot diskette set. This allows the user to build a set of the boot diskettes with a driver that has been added to the kernel by the user, and one that is not currently on the standard AIX PS/2 boot diskette(s). The customized boot diskette set may be from 1 to 9 diskettes. The procedure to create and to use the "custboot" customized boot diskette set is described in Installing and Customizing the AIX PS/2 Operating System. The procedure for building a customized boot diskette(s) using custboot is described below: 1. Prior to running custboot to create your custom boot diskette(s) make sure the following items are available: Standard AIX boot diskette #1 Several formatted high density diskettes A copy of aunix A copy of nvramcfg.info A copy of fs2fd, which includes the file /usr/sys/bin/ldminit 2. Run custboot by typing custboot. 3. Select one of the options from the main menu: To select new disk drive To select new kernel location To select new sizes of build file systems To keep default values for above options 4. Follow the instructions provided by the custboot program. 5. Boot the kernel (or customized kernel) from the reboot customized boot diskette(s) as follows: Processed November 8, 1990 CUSTBOOT(8,C) 1 CUSTBOOT(8,C) AIX Commands Reference CUSTBOOT(8,C) Reboot the system with the "custboot" diskette #1 Select the "boot from Diskette" menu item from the AIX PS/2 bootstrap diskette. 6. Follow the instructions provided by the IBM AIX PS/2 bootstrap diskette. FILES /usr/sys/bin/ldminit "aunix" "nvramcfg.info" "fs2fd" RELATED INFORMATION Refer to "Creating Customized Boot Diskette Set" and "Booting the Kernel from the Boot Diskettes," in the Installing and Customizing the AIX PS/2 Operating System manual. Processed November 8, 1990 CUSTBOOT(8,C) 2