On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 08:53:34AM +0000, Jason McIntyre wrote: > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 08:15:54AM +0100, Michal Mazurek wrote: > > boot(8) says: "As described in boot_amd64(8), this program is loaded by > > the biosboot(8)", but other than mentioning "/usr/mdec/biosboot" > > boot_amd64(8) does not describe biosboot(8). My attempt at a fix: > >
Definitely a good idea. > still the boot docs are too hairy for me. some oks for this, > please. Here's a patch that can be applied directly from /usr/src implementing jmc@'s tweaks. I'd be strongly in favor of putting this in. Index: share/man/man8/man8.amd64/boot_amd64.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvs/src/share/man/man8/man8.amd64/boot_amd64.8,v retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -p -r1.8 boot_amd64.8 --- share/man/man8/man8.amd64/boot_amd64.8 20 Apr 2011 00:41:19 -0000 1.8 +++ share/man/man8/man8.amd64/boot_amd64.8 25 Feb 2016 09:08:31 -0000 @@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ On most .Ox systems, booting .Ox -from the BIOS will eventually load the +from the BIOS will load the .Ox Ns -specific -amd64 bootstrapping code. -This versatile program is described in a separate document, +first-stage bootstrap, +.Xr biosboot 8 , +which in turn will locate and load the second-stage bootstrap .Xr boot 8 . Other bootstrapping software may be used, and can chain-load the .Ox @@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ PXE bootstrap .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ddb 4 , +.Xr biosboot 8 , .Xr boot 8 , .Xr halt 8 , .Xr init 8 , Index: share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_i386.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvs/src/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_i386.8,v retrieving revision 1.16 diff -u -p -r1.16 boot_i386.8 --- share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_i386.8 23 Jan 2014 12:49:12 -0000 1.16 +++ share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_i386.8 25 Feb 2016 09:08:11 -0000 @@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ On most .Ox systems, booting .Ox -from the BIOS will eventually load the +from the BIOS will load the .Ox Ns -specific -i386 bootstrapping code. -This versatile program is described in a separate document, +first-stage bootstrap, +.Xr biosboot 8 , +which in turn will locate and load the second-stage bootstrap .Xr boot 8 . Other bootstrapping software may be used, and can chain-load the .Ox @@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ PXE bootstrap .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ddb 4 , +.Xr biosboot 8 , .Xr boot 8 , .Xr halt 8 , .Xr init 8 ,
