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Diffstat (limited to 'sys/arch/i386/stand/installboot/installboot.8')
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diff --git a/sys/arch/i386/stand/installboot/installboot.8 b/sys/arch/i386/stand/installboot/installboot.8 index 9d24d6e691f..6e97d52573c 100644 --- a/sys/arch/i386/stand/installboot/installboot.8 +++ b/sys/arch/i386/stand/installboot/installboot.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: installboot.8,v 1.6 1997/09/04 23:20:51 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: installboot.8,v 1.7 1997/09/20 22:40:40 flipk Exp $ .\" .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Michael Shalayeff @@ -80,23 +80,28 @@ If not specified, this defaults to d_ntracks from the disklabel. The arguments are: .Bl -tag -width biosboot .It Ar boot -The name of the second-stage boot program in the file system +The name of the second-stage boot program in the mounted file system where the first-stage boot program is to be installed. .It Ar biosboot -The name of the prototype file for the first stage boot program. +The name of the prototype file for the first stage boot program, +usually /usr/mdec/biosboot. .It Ar rawdev The name of the raw device in which the first-stage boot program is to be installed. This should correspond to the raw partition of the block device on which the file system containing .Ar boot -is mounted. +is mounted. Note that you must be in single-user mode or have your +kernel in insecure mode (see +.Xr sysctl 8 's +kern.securelevel variable or /etc/rc.securelevel) to be able +to access the raw partition of a mounted disk. .El .Sh BUGS The disklabel d_type field must be set to a value other than "unknown". .Pp You cannot run .Nm installboot -for drives/partitions others then the one you have loaded /bsd from. +for drives/partitions others then the one you want /bsd loaded from. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr disklabel 8 , .Xr init 8 , |