Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 00:58:37 -0600 From: Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, freebsd-fs <fs@freebsd.org>, Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: zfs boot manual pages Message-ID: <CACdU%2Bf_PYfOfZssYueKpU=benrdvXCk37HftMR-1Ty2wEHoZ2w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1402041301220.38916@wonkity.com> References: <201301251633.r0PGX15j040754@svn.freebsd.org> <5102B7A5.7030105@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307022125160.58832@wonkity.com> <51F0F0FE.6030208@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307281800200.12706@wonkity.com> <51F60897.1020005@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307291401500.46556@wonkity.com> <52E22240.5050501@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401241845360.92265@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401241856260.93615@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401241901580.93615@wonkity.com> <52F0F0EC.5090902@FreeBSD.org> <CACdU%2Bf-mjkLTJj2TChspvs%2BTSGgbYo48%2B7c4n%2BOYy6ERzj-46g@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1402041301220.38916@wonkity.com>
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On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Tue, 4 Feb 2014, Scot Hetzel wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:53 AM, Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I've started working on manual pages for the zfs boot chain. >>> >>> Please [p]review my work in progress here: >>> https://github.com/avg-I/freebsd/compare/review;zfs-boot-man-pages >>> >>> Any additions, corrections, suggestions and other kinds of reviewing are >>> welcome. Patches and pull requests are very welcome! >>> >>> Many thanks to Warren Block for the initial review and many fixes. >> >> >> One fix for the gptzfsboot man page would be to mention that >> gptzfsboot is installed into a GPT partition of type freebsd-boot, and >> that the -i 1 refers to the GPT index for this partition. > > > We are missing that from the gptboot.8 page also. > > gptzfsboot is installed in a freebsd-boot partition, usually the > first partition on the disk. A ``protective MBR'' (see gpart(8)) is > typically used in combination with gptzfsboot. > > To install gptzfsboot on the ada0 drive: > > gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr -p /boot/gptzfsboot -i 1 ada0 That sounds perfect for both man pages. -- DISCLAIMER: No electrons were maimed while sending this message. Only slightly bruised.
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