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authorsheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>2000-09-11 10:19:15 +0000
committersheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>2000-09-11 10:19:15 +0000
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@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Note that what are referred to here as
.Dq slices
are typically called
.Dq partitions
-in non-BSD documentation relating to the PC. Typically, only
-non-removable disks are sliced.
+in non-BSD documentation relating to the PC.
+Typically, only non-removable disks are sliced.
.Pp
The
.Nm
@@ -63,23 +63,25 @@ boot manager on the specified
and allows various operational parameters to be configured.
.Pp
On PCs, a boot manager typically occupies sector 0 of a disk, which is
-known as the Master Boot Record (MBR). The MBR contains both code (to
-which control is passed by the PC BIOS) and data (an embedded table of
-defined slices).
+known as the Master Boot Record (MBR).
+The MBR contains both code (to which control is passed by the PC BIOS)
+and data (an embedded table of defined slices).
.Pp
The options are:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl B
Install the
.Sq boot0
-boot manager. This option causes MBR code to be replaced, but without
+boot manager.
+This option causes MBR code to be replaced, but without
affecting the embedded slice table.
.It Fl v
Verbose: display information about the slices defined, etc.
.It Fl b Ar boot0
Specify which
.Sq boot0
-image to use. The default is /boot/boot0.
+image to use.
+The default is /boot/boot0.
.It Fl d Ar drive
Specify the drive number used by the PC BIOS in referencing the drive
which contains the specified
@@ -105,18 +107,21 @@ prepended as necessary):
.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
+accessing disk-related BIOS services.
+This is the default; a
.Sq nopacket
option prevents use of the Int 0x13 extensions.
.It setdrv
Forces the drive containing the disk to be referenced using drive
-number definable by means of the -d option. The default is
+number definable by means of the -d option.
+The default is
.Sq nosetdrv .
.It update
-Allow the MBR to be updated by the boot manager. (The MBR may be
-updated to flag slices as
+Allow the MBR to be updated by the boot manager.
+(The MBR may be updated to flag slices as
.Sq active ,
-and to save slice selection information.) This is the default; a
+and to save slice selection information.)
+This is the default; a
.Sq noupdate
option causes the MBR to be treated as read-only.
.El
@@ -124,8 +129,8 @@ option causes the MBR to be treated as read-only.
Set the default boot selection to
.Ar slice .
Values between 1 and 4 refer to slices; a value of 5 refers to the
-option of booting from a second disk. This would normally be used in
-conjunction with the
+option of booting from a second disk.
+This would normally be used in conjunction with the
.Sq noupdate
option.
.It Fl t Ar ticks
@@ -150,4 +155,5 @@ to fail, depending on the nature of BIOS support.
Use of the
.Sq setdrv
option with an incorrect -d operand may cause the MBR to be written
-to the wrong disk. Be careful!
+to the wrong disk.
+Be careful!
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