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authorrnordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>2000-10-02 23:16:58 +0000
committerrnordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>2000-10-02 23:16:58 +0000
commit9038a26a83fcb4771d0747dffb42056edf13b723 (patch)
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parent387093d29e278e3eacdcbaf68dcf8f091979e859 (diff)
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Reflect new packet option default.
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/boot0cfg')
-rw-r--r--usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.812
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8 b/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8
index 60ebd13..f57529a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ specified (with
prepended as necessary):
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It packet
-Permit use of the disk packet (BIOS Int 0x13 extensions) interface
-in addition to the conventional (CHS) interface, as necessary, when
-accessing disk-related BIOS services.
-This is the default; a
-.Sq nopacket
-option prevents use of the Int 0x13 extensions.
+Use the disk packet (BIOS Int 0x13 extensions) interface, as
+as opposed to the legacy (CHS) interface, when doing disk I/O.
+This allows booting above cylinder 1023, but requires specific
+BIOS support.
+The default is
+.Sq nopacket .
.It setdrv
Forces the drive containing the disk to be referenced using drive
number definable by means of the -d option.
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