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Sheldon Hearn 2000-09-11 10:19:15 +00:00
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usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8
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@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Note that what are referred to here as
.Dq slices
are typically called
.Dq partitions
in non-BSD documentation relating to the PC. Typically, only
non-removable disks are sliced.
in non-BSD documentation relating to the PC.
Typically, only non-removable disks are sliced.
.Pp
The
.Nm
@ -63,23 +63,25 @@ boot manager on the specified
and allows various operational parameters to be configured.
.Pp
On PCs, a boot manager typically occupies sector 0 of a disk, which is
known as the Master Boot Record (MBR). The MBR contains both code (to
which control is passed by the PC BIOS) and data (an embedded table of
defined slices).
known as the Master Boot Record (MBR).
The MBR contains both code (to which control is passed by the PC BIOS)
and data (an embedded table of defined slices).
.Pp
The options are:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl B
Install the
.Sq boot0
boot manager. This option causes MBR code to be replaced, but without
boot manager.
This option causes MBR code to be replaced, but without
affecting the embedded slice table.
.It Fl v
Verbose: display information about the slices defined, etc.
.It Fl b Ar boot0
Specify which
.Sq boot0
image to use. The default is /boot/boot0.
image to use.
The default is /boot/boot0.
.It Fl d Ar drive
Specify the drive number used by the PC BIOS in referencing the drive
which contains the specified
@ -105,18 +107,21 @@ prepended as necessary):
.It packet
Permit use of the disk packet (BIOS Int 0x13 extensions) interface
in addition to the conventional (CHS) interface, as necessary, when
accessing disk-related BIOS services. This is the default; a
accessing disk-related BIOS services.
This is the default; a
.Sq nopacket
option prevents use of the Int 0x13 extensions.
.It setdrv
Forces the drive containing the disk to be referenced using drive
number definable by means of the -d option. The default is
number definable by means of the -d option.
The default is
.Sq nosetdrv .
.It update
Allow the MBR to be updated by the boot manager. (The MBR may be
updated to flag slices as
Allow the MBR to be updated by the boot manager.
(The MBR may be updated to flag slices as
.Sq active ,
and to save slice selection information.) This is the default; a
and to save slice selection information.)
This is the default; a
.Sq noupdate
option causes the MBR to be treated as read-only.
.El
@ -124,8 +129,8 @@ option causes the MBR to be treated as read-only.
Set the default boot selection to
.Ar slice .
Values between 1 and 4 refer to slices; a value of 5 refers to the
option of booting from a second disk. This would normally be used in
conjunction with the
option of booting from a second disk.
This would normally be used in conjunction with the
.Sq noupdate
option.
.It Fl t Ar ticks
@ -150,4 +155,5 @@ to fail, depending on the nature of BIOS support.
Use of the
.Sq setdrv
option with an incorrect -d operand may cause the MBR to be written
to the wrong disk. Be careful!
to the wrong disk.
Be careful!