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authorRobert Nordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>2002-03-13 19:00:19 +0000
committerRobert Nordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>2002-03-13 19:00:19 +0000
commit8a1917d017d80ff6798e03f68d961e20caa5c8f9 (patch)
tree3c171428399c677060c533851d749af2b4643088 /sbin/reboot
parent716786836853c3de61f452ab54760bc91851e153 (diff)
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Clarify the cylinder > 1023 issue, now that EDD support is automatic.
Also drop a note about undocumented features that was intended to cover the since-documented slice-selection syntax.
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=92241
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/reboot')
-rw-r--r--sbin/reboot/boot_i386.88
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
index 25f528602c26..81ab28ecc88b 100644
--- a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
+++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ Seek failed
Timeout
.El
.Pp
-.Sy "IMPORTANT NOTE" :
-Because of limitations imposed by the conventional
-disk interface provided by the BIOS, all boot-related files and
+.Sy "NOTE" :
+On older machines, or otherwise where EDD support (disk packet
+interface support) is not available, all boot-related files and
structures (including the kernel) that need to be accessed during the
boot phase must reside on the disk at or below cylinder 1023 (as the
BIOS understands the geometry). When a
@@ -343,5 +343,3 @@ keyboard. If an
.Dq XT/AT
keyboard (with no F11 and F12 keys, etc.) is attached, the probe will
fail.
-.Pp
-Some features are not yet documented.