Author: cem Date: Mon Jun 8 00:46:19 2020 New Revision: 361900 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/361900
Log: x86 boot.8: Remove obsolescent non-loader x86 boot documentation x86 boot uses loader(8) and the boot2-direct-to-kernel process is not supported. Remove the documentation, which doesn't document a working process and leads to confusion. PR: 247074 Reported by: Alex K. Modified: head/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 Modified: head/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 ============================================================================== --- head/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 Mon Jun 8 00:20:15 2020 (r361899) +++ head/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 Mon Jun 8 00:46:19 2020 (r361900) @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd November 19, 2019 +.Dd June 7, 2020 .Dt BOOT 8 i386 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -61,31 +61,13 @@ That process is described in .Xr uefi 8 . .Pp -By default, a three-stage bootstrap is employed, and control is -automatically passed from the boot blocks (bootstrap stages one and -two) to a separate third-stage bootstrap program, +A three-stage bootstrap is employed. +Control is passed from the boot blocks (bootstrap stages one and two) to a +third-stage bootstrap program, .Xr loader 8 . This third stage provides more sophisticated control over the booting process than it is possible to achieve in the boot blocks, which are constrained by occupying limited fixed space on a given disk or slice. -.Pp -However, it is possible to dispense with the third stage altogether, -either by specifying a kernel name in the boot block parameter -file, -.Pa /boot.config , -or, unless option -.Fl n -is set, by hitting a key during a brief pause (while one of the characters -.Sy - , -.Sy \e , -.Sy \&| , -or -.Sy / -is displayed) before -.Xr loader 8 -is invoked. -Booting will also be attempted at stage two, if the -third stage cannot be loaded. .Pp The remainder of this subsection deals only with the boot blocks. The _______________________________________________ svn-src-all@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-all-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"