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Update this a little, though we probably need to either nuke or rename it!

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Jordan K. Hubbard 1995-02-16 12:02:08 +00:00
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@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ following operations occur:
or MBR) and if it has the correct magic numbers, jumps into it:
2/ The MBR code, looks at the Partition table that is embedded within it,
to detirmine which is the partition to boot from. If you are using the os-bs
bootblocks (highly recommended) then it will give you a menu to choose from.
to determine which is the partition to boot from. If you install the
boot manager when FreeBSD is first installed, it will also give you a nice
menu for switching between operating systems.
3/ The MBR will load the first record of the selected partition and
if it has (the same) magic numbers, jumps into it. In 386bsd this is the
@ -148,4 +149,4 @@ Before you do this ensure you have a booting floppy with correct
disktab and bootblock files on it so that if it doesn't work, you can
re-disklabel from the floppy.
$Id$
$Id: README.386BSD,v 1.2 1993/10/16 19:11:25 rgrimes Exp $