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-rw-r--r--sbin/reboot/boot_i386.88
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
index 25f5286..81ab28e 100644
--- a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
+++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ Seek failed
Timeout
.El
.Pp
-.Sy "IMPORTANT NOTE" :
-Because of limitations imposed by the conventional
-disk interface provided by the BIOS, all boot-related files and
+.Sy "NOTE" :
+On older machines, or otherwise where EDD support (disk packet
+interface support) is not available, all boot-related files and
structures (including the kernel) that need to be accessed during the
boot phase must reside on the disk at or below cylinder 1023 (as the
BIOS understands the geometry). When a
@@ -343,5 +343,3 @@ keyboard. If an
.Dq XT/AT
keyboard (with no F11 and F12 keys, etc.) is attached, the probe will
fail.
-.Pp
-Some features are not yet documented.
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