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| author | rnordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-03-13 19:00:19 +0000 |
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| committer | rnordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-03-13 19:00:19 +0000 |
| commit | 2eb4d9e8c28144bbe2ff8ccac631d4d68db60f5c (patch) | |
| tree | 3c171428399c677060c533851d749af2b4643088 /sbin/reboot | |
| parent | e863d436348061f6d798ba3c06e03372a2b9b114 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-2eb4d9e8c28144bbe2ff8ccac631d4d68db60f5c.zip FreeBSD-src-2eb4d9e8c28144bbe2ff8ccac631d4d68db60f5c.tar.gz | |
Clarify the cylinder > 1023 issue, now that EDD support is automatic.
Also drop a note about undocumented features that was intended to
cover the since-documented slice-selection syntax.
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/reboot')
| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 | 8 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 index 25f5286..81ab28e 100644 --- a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 +++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 @@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ Seek failed Timeout .El .Pp -.Sy "IMPORTANT NOTE" : -Because of limitations imposed by the conventional -disk interface provided by the BIOS, all boot-related files and +.Sy "NOTE" : +On older machines, or otherwise where EDD support (disk packet +interface support) is not available, all boot-related files and structures (including the kernel) that need to be accessed during the boot phase must reside on the disk at or below cylinder 1023 (as the BIOS understands the geometry). When a @@ -343,5 +343,3 @@ keyboard. If an .Dq XT/AT keyboard (with no F11 and F12 keys, etc.) is attached, the probe will fail. -.Pp -Some features are not yet documented. |
