# Making the CLFS System Bootable via Arcload

This bootloader is for the MIPS based SGI Workstations and Servers.

Earlier, we compiled and installed the Arcload boot loader software in preparation for this step. Now we will configure our system to boot using Arcload. Here is a simple `arc.cf` to use.

    cat > /boot/arc.cf << "EOF"
    append  "root=/dev/sda3";
    append  "console=ttyS0,9600";

    CLFS {
      &linux-version; {
        description  "&linux-version;";
        image system "/&linux-version;";
      }

      debug {
        description  "Debug Shell";
        append "init=/bin/bash";
      }
    }
    EOF

Now we use `dvhtool` to make the system bootable:

    dvhtool --unix-to-vh /usr/lib/arcload/sash64 sash64
    dvhtool --unix-to-vh /boot/arc.cf arc.cf
    dvhtool --unix-to-vh /boot/&linux-version; &linux-version;