Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:06:05 -0800 (PST) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org> To: pepper@reppep.com (Chris Pepper) Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, rnordier@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BootMgr vs. boot0 vs. BootEasy Message-ID: <200212051906.gB5J65m5098728@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <p05300a0aba11e2865201@[66.92.104.201]> from Chris Pepper at "Dec 2, 2002 11:35:53 pm"
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Chris Pepper wrote:
> What is the proper name of the boot manager installed by
> sysinstall 4.6/4.7? sysinstall's menu calls it BootMgr, boot0cfg.8
> calls it boot0, and I've recently come across several references,
> including sysinstall's help (/usr/src/release/sysinstall/disks.c)
> that appear to call it booteasy.
>
> >/usr/src/release/sysinstall/menus.c: { { "BootMgr", "Install the
> >FreeBSD Boot Manager",
>
> I'd like to reconcile the refs, but I'm not sure what's proper.
References to "booteasy" are outdated: booteasy was replaced by boot0.
I think "BootMgr" is just a sysinstall abbreviation for "The FreeBSD
Boot Manager" and is in line with other sysinstall usages, like
"Keymap" and "Fixit".
So "boot0" is its name and "The FreeBSD Boot Manager" is its role.
--
Robert Nordier
rnordier@nordier.com // Le monde est plein de fous, et qui n'en veut pas voir
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