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authorcharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2002-07-14 15:22:49 +0000
committercharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2002-07-14 15:22:49 +0000
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The .Nm bootloader
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-rw-r--r--sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/pxeboot.815
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/pxeboot.8 b/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/pxeboot.8
index 543122c..b799840 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/pxeboot.8
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/pxeboot.8
@@ -33,15 +33,17 @@
.Nm pxeboot
.Nd Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) bootloader
.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
.Nm
-is a modified version of the system third-stage bootstrap
+bootloader is a modified version of the system third-stage bootstrap
.Xr loader 8
configured to run under Intel's Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) system.
PXE is a form of smart boot ROM, built into Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 and
3Com 3c905c Ethernet cards, and Ethernet-equipped Intel motherboards.
PXE supports DHCP configuration and provides low-level NIC access services.
+The
.Nm
-retrieves the kernel, modules,
+bootloader retrieves the kernel, modules,
and other files either via NFS over UDP or by TFTP,
selectable through compile-time options.
In combination with a memory filesystem image or NFS-mounted root filesystem,
@@ -92,8 +94,9 @@ acts just like
.Pp
As PXE is still in its infancy, some firmware versions may not work
properly.
+The
.Nm
-has been extensively tested on version 0.99 of Intel firmware;
+bootloader has been extensively tested on version 0.99 of Intel firmware;
pre-release versions of the newer 2.0 firmware are known to have
problems.
Check with the device's manufacturer for their latest stable release.
@@ -104,13 +107,15 @@ Management (WfM) systems, see
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr loader 8
.Sh HISTORY
+The
.Nm
-first appeared in
+bootloader first appeared in
.Fx 4.1 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
+The
.Nm
-was written by
+bootloader was written by
.An John Baldwin Aq jhb@FreeBSD.org
and
.An Paul Saab Aq ps@FreeBSD.org .
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