Module Name: src
Committed By: kre
Date: Thu Apr 7 13:57:44 UTC 2022
Modified Files:
src/sbin/gpt: gpt.8
Log Message:
Note that biosboot without -A clears the PMBR "active" flag.
While here, fix some grammar and make the selection options
for biosboot a little clearer.
Ride nia@'s Dd bump.
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.75 -r1.76 src/sbin/gpt/gpt.8
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Modified files:
Index: src/sbin/gpt/gpt.8
diff -u src/sbin/gpt/gpt.8:1.75 src/sbin/gpt/gpt.8:1.76
--- src/sbin/gpt/gpt.8:1.75 Thu Apr 7 09:06:01 2022
+++ src/sbin/gpt/gpt.8 Thu Apr 7 13:57:44 2022
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: gpt.8,v 1.75 2022/04/07 09:06:01 nia Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: gpt.8,v 1.76 2022/04/07 13:57:44 kre Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2002 Marcel Moolenaar
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -263,28 +263,43 @@ primary bootstrap program, used during
The
.Fl A
options sets the PMBR partition active.
+This should not normally be necessary,
+but some firmware might require it.
+If
+.Fl A
+is omitted, the active flag will be cleared from the PMBR label.
.Pp
The
.Fl c
-option allows the user to specify the filename that
+option allows the user to specify the filename from which
.Nm
-should read the bootcode from.
+should read the bootcode.
The default is to read from
.Pa /usr/mdec/gptmbr.bin .
.Pp
+The partition that should contain the primary bootstrap code,
+.Pq similar to that installed via Xr installboot 8
+is selected using the
+.Fl i ,
+.Fl L
+and
+.Fl b
+options.
+One of these three options is required.
The
.Fl i
-option selects the partition that should contain the primary
-bootstrap code, as installed via
-.Xr installboot 8 .
+option selects the partition given by the
+.Ar index .
The
.Fl L
-option selects the partition by label.
-If there are multiple partitions with the same label, the
-first one found will be used.
+option selects the partition by
+.Ar label .
+If there are multiple partitions with the same label,
+the first one found will be used.
The
.Fl b
-options selects the partition by start block.
+option selects the partition starting at block
+.Ar startsec .
.\" ==== create ====
.It Nm Ic create Oo Fl AfP Oc Oo Fl p Ar partitions Oc
The
