Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 18:21:38 GMT From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: b8437cbae173 - main - boot_i386.8: Mention this is legacy Message-ID: <202504071821.537ILcAW064218@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=b8437cbae173308180fbaddc6a74bfb6f8c4410b commit b8437cbae173308180fbaddc6a74bfb6f8c4410b Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-02-28 15:40:43 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-04-07 18:21:25 +0000 boot_i386.8: Mention this is legacy Reviewed by: imp Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49704 --- sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 index 5e97a7594684..26dd588fb437 100644 --- a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 +++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd July 11, 2020 +.Dd April 7, 2025 .Dt BOOT 8 i386 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ An automatic consistency check of the file systems will be performed, and unless this fails, the system will resume multi-user operations. .Pp .Sy Cold starts . -Most i386 PCs attempt to boot first from floppy disk drive 0 (sometimes +Legacy i386 PCs attempt to boot first from floppy disk drive 0 (sometimes known as drive A:) and, failing that, from hard disk drive 0 (sometimes known as drive C:, or as drive 0x80 to the BIOS). Some BIOSes allow you to change this default sequence, and may also include a CD-ROM drive as a boot device. .Pp -Some newer PCs boot using UEFI firmware, not BIOS. +Contemporary PCs boot using UEFI firmware, not BIOS. That process is described in .Xr uefi 8 .
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