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File:         quietloaders.tgz 
Description: Both QNX4 bootloaders without normal screen output
Keywords: disk boot loader partition silent QNX4
Version:       
Entered-date:  1999
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Please note that the binaries in this archive are NOT supported products
of QSSL. They are provided as is for those who wish to experiment with them.


If you want to disable the messages of the QNX4 boot loaders,
'loader1.bin' and 'loader2.bin' in 'quietloaders.tgz' have had their 
assembly modified to not print the main messages:

- "QNX Boot Loader Boot Partition X"  - for the primary
- "Press Esc for alternate OS"        - for the secondary.

The timeouts have not been removed, so you can still select another
partition, or press escape for the alternate OS.  The only thing you 
see is a carriage return showing the transition from one loader to the 
next.

If you select a new partiton or press ESC, or if an error occurs,
these things will be displayed as usual.  The main default outputs
have simply been disabled.

For a disk that is /dev/hd0, to load the primary boot loader:

	fdisk -B loader1.bin /dev/hd0 

Then in the fdisk interface, select the partition you wish to have booted,
and save.  If you know that you will be selecting the QNX t77 partition,
you can avoid the fdisk interface with:

	fdisk -B loader1.bin /dev/hd0 LOADER BOOT QNX


For partition t77 on /dev/hd0, to load the secondary boot loader:

	dinit -b -h -B loader2.bin /dev/hd0t77


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