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| author | marcel <marcel@FreeBSD.org> | 2008-06-07 00:14:06 +0000 |
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| committer | marcel <marcel@FreeBSD.org> | 2008-06-07 00:14:06 +0000 |
| commit | f031db47eec4fc1f21691d8473d3a50461c3909b (patch) | |
| tree | 286b7f62dec8171354cb7cebd1bc2d024dcc0095 /sbin | |
| parent | e4a5218866cd968d8dbae73678ef94b48e76d848 (diff) | |
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Document the new -p and -i options for writing bootstrap code into
a partition. Make it clear that the -b option embeds boot code in
the meta-data.
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin')
| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 | 32 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 index d0c4297..fdc6740 100644 --- a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 +++ b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd Jun 5, 2008 +.Dd Jun 6, 2008 .Dt GPART 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ utility: .\" ==== BOOTCODE ==== .Nm .Cm bootcode -.Fl b Ar bootcode +.Op Fl b Ar bootcode +.Op Fl p Ar partcode Fl i Ar index .Op Fl f Ar flags .Ar geom .\" ==== COMMIT ==== @@ -152,12 +153,19 @@ about its use. .El .\" ==== BOOTCODE ==== .It Cm bootcode -Install bootstrap code into the partitioning scheme's metadata on -.Ar geom . -Not all partitioning schemes have bootstrap code, so this command -is scheme-specific in nature. -For the GPT scheme, bootstrap code is supported but it is the boostrap -code that's installed in the protective MBR. +Embed bootstrap code into the partitioning scheme's metadata on the +.Ar geom +(using +.Fl b Ar bootcode ) +or write bootstrap code into a partition (using +.Fl p Ar partcode +and +.Fl i Ar index ) . +Not all partitioning schemes have embedded bootstrap code, so the +.Fl b Ar bootcode +option is scheme-specific in nature. +For the GPT scheme, embedded bootstrap code is supported. +The bootstrap code is embedded in the protective MBR rather than the GPT. The .Fl b Ar bootcode option specifies a file that contains the bootstrap code. @@ -165,6 +173,14 @@ The contents and size of the file are determined by the partitioning scheme. For the MBR scheme, it's a 512 byte file of which the first 446 bytes are installed as bootstrap code. +The +.Fl p Ar partcode +option specifies a file that contains the bootstrap code intended to be +written to a partition. +The partition is specified by the +.Fl i Ar index +option. +The size of the file must be smaller than the size of the partition. .\" ==== COMMIT ==== .It Cm commit Commit any pending changes for geom |
