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authorrnordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>1999-03-13 01:40:57 +0000
committerrnordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>1999-03-13 01:40:57 +0000
commit67676551e8860e3651c1a3c55548ea54d90e2723 (patch)
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Note that a standard MBR supports booting only from hard drive 0
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@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ is given.
Reinitialize the boot code contained in sector 0 of the disk. Ignored
if
.Fl f
-is given.
+is given. It should be noted, however, that the standard boot code
+written by
+.Nm
+is suitable for booting only from hard drive 0 (BIOS drive 0x80).
.It Fl 1234
Operate on a single fdisk entry only. Ignored if
.Fl f
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