Q40 Linux Loader
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will load and bootstrap a linux kernel image. The loader will
ask for confirmation before transfering control to linux, before
that it can be safely killed at any time.

Start as

	ex lxx;"loader-args -- kernel-args"

loader args:
   required args:
	       -k kernel_name : linux image file (vmlinux)
	       -m mem         : physical ram in MB
   optional args:
	       -v             : verbose
               -d             : turn on SRAM early debugging, writes '%LX$' 
				signature into SRAM.
	       -r ramdisk_name: initial rd image, can be gzipped
	       -p             : pause for medium insertion before loading anything,
				 useful if starting 
				from floppy
	       -c CPU         : CPU type - 68060 around?
	
kernel args: 

 anything the linux kernel understands, see /usr/src/linux/Documentation for 
 details. The exact details also depend on kernel configuration.
 WARNING: do not use any options that call for IRQ autoprobing!!
 A few examples:

	root=/dev/hdb2  : use 2nd partition of hdb as root
	hda=swapdata	: required if disk was formated on a PC
	hda=noprobe	: don't probe (and use) hda
	hda=cy,head,sect: don't specify unless absolutely neccessary!!
	ideX=base,ctl,irq 
			  specify additional ide-interfaces, use hex 
			  numbers
	init=/bin/bash	: use that when init-scripts are broken,
			  consider an extra statically linked binary
			  for this
	root=/dev/ram	: root on ramdisk -- may be needed depending
			  on ramdisk
	debug=mem	: print kernel startup messages into SRAM - use
			  if nothing else works
	console=device,options
	console=ttyS1,9600n8
			  use serial port 1 (=2nd!), no parity, 8 bits as system 
			  console. See Documentation/serial-console.txt.
