Clarify boot.8 (i386 version) a bit, so that people know

where boot.config needs to reside.  Also change /kernel
to /boot/loader, as that is the apparent default now.  This
man page probably requires more updates.
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Mike Silbersack 2004-07-18 21:39:45 +00:00
parent 39bcea8689
commit 9e09a91233
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=132367

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@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ is invoked.
Booting will also be attempted at stage two, if the
third stage cannot be loaded.
.Pp
Make note of the fact that
.Pa /boot.config
is read only from the
.Ql a
partition. As a result, slices which are missing an
.Ql a
parition require user intervention during the boot process.
.Pp
The remainder of this subsection deals only with the boot blocks.
The
.Xr loader 8
@ -91,12 +99,12 @@ After the boot blocks have been loaded,
you should see a prompt similar to the following:
.Bd -literal
>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel
Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loader
boot:
.Ed
.Pp
The automatic boot will attempt to load
.Pa /kernel
.Pa /boot/loader
from partition
.Ql a
of either the floppy or the hard disk.