Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 13:05:57 GMT From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 96743bfb9543 - stable/14 - boot_i386.8: Mention this is legacy Message-ID: <202509031305.583D5vNA037659@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/14 has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=96743bfb95431f396e71d35eb92258122233334f commit 96743bfb95431f396e71d35eb92258122233334f Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-02-28 15:40:43 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-09-03 13:05:38 +0000 boot_i386.8: Mention this is legacy Reviewed by: imp Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49704 (cherry picked from commit b8437cbae173308180fbaddc6a74bfb6f8c4410b) --- sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 index da8fc2e430ac..26dd588fb437 100644 --- a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 +++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 @@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" @(#)boot_i386.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 -.\" -.Dd July 11, 2020 +.Dd April 7, 2025 .Dt BOOT 8 i386 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -47,14 +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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