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Add cross-reference to loader man page, plus various minor

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improvements.
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Robert Nordier 1999-03-16 13:16:11 +00:00
parent eb7ea64622
commit 9ef416cfed
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
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.\" .\"
.\" @(#)boot_i386.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 .\" @(#)boot_i386.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
.\" .\"
.\" $Id: boot_i386.8,v 1.15 1999/01/06 14:19:09 rnordier Exp $ .\" $Id: boot_i386.8,v 1.16 1999/01/19 09:04:18 rnordier Exp $
.\" .\"
.Dd April 19, 1994 .Dd April 19, 1994
.Dt BOOT 8 i386 .Dt BOOT 8 i386
@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ drive as a boot device.
By default, a three-stage bootstrap is employed, and control is By default, a three-stage bootstrap is employed, and control is
automatically passed from the boot blocks (bootstrap stages one and automatically passed from the boot blocks (bootstrap stages one and
two) to a separate third-stage bootstrap program, two) to a separate third-stage bootstrap program,
.Pa /boot/loader . .Pa loader .
This third stage provides more sophisticated control over the booting This third stage provides more sophisticated control over the booting
process than it is possible to achieve in the boot blocks, which are 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. constrained by occupying limited fixed space on a given disk or slice.
@ -77,15 +77,13 @@ or by hitting a key during a brief pause (while one of the characters
or or
.Dv / .Dv /
is displayed) before is displayed) before
.Pa /boot/loader .Pa loader
is invoked. Booting will also be attempted at stage two, if the is invoked. Booting will also be attempted at stage two, if the
third stage cannot be loaded. third stage cannot be loaded.
.Pp .Pp
The remainder of this subsection deals only with the boot blocks. The remainder of this subsection deals only with the boot blocks. The
At present, documentation of the third stage is chiefly .Pa loader
available through online help in the program is documented separately.
.Pa /boot/loader
program itself.
.Pp .Pp
After the boot blocks have been loaded, After the boot blocks have been loaded,
you should see a prompt similar to the following: you should see a prompt similar to the following:
@ -230,8 +228,12 @@ prompt.
.Bl -tag -width /kernel.old.config -compact .Bl -tag -width /kernel.old.config -compact
.It Pa /boot.config .It Pa /boot.config
parameters for the boot blocks (optional) parameters for the boot blocks (optional)
.It Pa /boot/boot1
first stage bootstrap file
.It Pa /boot/boot2
second stage bootstrap file
.It Pa /boot/loader .It Pa /boot/loader
third-stage bootstrap third stage bootstrap
.It Pa /kernel .It Pa /kernel
default kernel default kernel
.It Pa /kernel.old .It Pa /kernel.old
@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ typical non-default kernel (optional)
.Xr config 8 , .Xr config 8 ,
.Xr disklabel 8 , .Xr disklabel 8 ,
.Xr halt 8 , .Xr halt 8 ,
.Xr loader 8 ,
.Xr reboot 8 , .Xr reboot 8 ,
.Xr shutdown 8 .Xr shutdown 8
.Sh BUGS .Sh BUGS