>Number: 187613 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] Improve boot section in handbook >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Mar 15 19:00:00 UTC 2014 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Fernando >Release: 9.1-RELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD beastie 9.1-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p3 #0: Tue Jun 11 18:21:20 CEST 2013 root@beastie:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/APEKERNEL-9.1 amd64
>Description: In the handbook, there is missing information about how the boot loader searches for files with the boot and load commands[1]. The proposed patch adds some hints about how those files are looked for. Specifically, we should inform that if the name is not qualified, it will be searched under /boot/kernel and /boot/modules. [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/boot-blocks.html >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Apply the attached patch. If this patch gets committed I can write another one for the Spanish manual since that's my mother tongue. Patch attached with submission follows: Index: chapter.xml =================================================================== --- chapter.xml (revision 44236) +++ chapter.xml (working copy) @@ -377,7 +377,10 @@ name on the command-line is only applicable after an <emphasis>unload</emphasis> command has been issued; otherwise the previously-loaded kernel will be - used.</para> + used. If <emphasis>kernelname</emphasis> is not + qualified it will be searched under + <emphasis>/boot/kernel</emphasis> and + <emphasis>/boot/modules</emphasis></para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -425,7 +428,11 @@ <para>Loads the kernel, kernel module, or file of the type given, with the specified filename. Any arguments after <replaceable>filename</replaceable> - are passed to the file.</para> + are passed to the file. If + <emphasis>filename</emphasis> is not qualified it + will be searched under + <emphasis>/boot/kernel</emphasis> + and <emphasis>/boot/modules</emphasis></para> </listitem> </varlistentry> >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
