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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-14 15:22:49 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-14 15:22:49 +0000 |
commit | c32f3c3be4943bcc88614f7ec6752f65cc13ee91 (patch) | |
tree | 7c456cbfa3e7fcc2d563adcd6449fcf7456b6e41 /sys/boot/i386 | |
parent | e441f9245cfd9bc9fd5ee76b116b7ffcd308d4e7 (diff) | |
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The .Nm bootloader
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-rw-r--r-- | sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/pxeboot.8 | 15 |
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 . |