Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:48:20 +0000 (UTC) From: Ian Lepore <ian@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r346973 - head/stand/i386/gptboot Message-ID: <201904301848.x3UImKTS017406@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: ian Date: Tue Apr 30 18:48:20 2019 New Revision: 346973 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/346973 Log: Add a paragraph that mentions gptboot having an interactive mode, and direct the user to the boot(8) manpage, which provides the details on that. Modified: head/stand/i386/gptboot/gptboot.8 Modified: head/stand/i386/gptboot/gptboot.8 ============================================================================== --- head/stand/i386/gptboot/gptboot.8 Tue Apr 30 18:42:42 2019 (r346972) +++ head/stand/i386/gptboot/gptboot.8 Tue Apr 30 18:48:20 2019 (r346973) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd February 5, 2014 +.Dd April 30, 2019 .Dt GPTBOOT 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ is installed in a .Cm freebsd-boot partition with .Xr gpart 8 . +.Pp +When it starts, +.Nm +first reads the GPT and determines which drive and partition to +boot from, as described under +.Sx BOOTING , +below. +If it does not find an eligible partition, or if the user hits a +key within three seconds, +.Nm +switches from auto-boot to interactive mode. +Interactive mode allows manual selection of the disk, partition, +filename, and boot option flags, as described in +.Xr boot 8 . .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES The GPT standard allows a variable number of partitions, but .Nm
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