Michael MacIsaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any way to extract/dump the parameters in > /boot/zipl/bootmap?
Yes, there is, but the question is: why would you want to? The bootmap format is only used internally by zipl, i.e. it can change without notice, therefore you shouldn't rely on its contents. If you just want to have an idea of what parameters are currently written, use 'strings /boot/zipl/bootmap' and look for lines which resemble kernel parameters (there may be multiple lines if you're using a multiboot configuration). If you want to know the parameters for the currently running system, use 'cat /proc/cmdline' (though that would include the temporary parameter 'BOOT_IMAGE' generated by the boot loader code during IPL). If you want to know the resulting parameters for the current zipl configuration, use 'zipl -V' (the IPL record will be updated though). Hope this helps. Regards, Peter Oberparleiter -- Peter Oberparleiter Linux on zSeries Development IBM Development Lab, Boeblingen/Germany ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
