From 2e4f7d30576225f03b4080657036446b15ce867c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dsl Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 20:51:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document bootxx_fat16 with a short description of why it differs from bootxx_msdos. --- usr.sbin/installboot/installboot.8 | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/usr.sbin/installboot/installboot.8 b/usr.sbin/installboot/installboot.8 index cf6366258ef4..f7a59312f141 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/installboot/installboot.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/installboot/installboot.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: installboot.8,v 1.61 2006/12/23 19:50:20 wiz Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: installboot.8,v 1.62 2007/01/06 20:51:54 dsl Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2002-2003 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. .\" All rights reserved. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd December 23, 2006 +.Dd January 6, 2007 .Dt INSTALLBOOT 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -412,6 +412,20 @@ Primary bootstrap for file system type Installed into the bootstrap area of the file system by .Nm . . +.It Pa /usr/mdec/bootxx_fat16 +Primary bootstrap for +.Tn MS-DOS +.Sy FAT16 +file systems. +This differs from +.Nm bootxx_msdos +in that it doesn't require the filesystem to have been initialised with +any +.Ql reserved sectors . +It also uses the information in the +.Ql Boot Parameter Block +to get the media and filesytem properties. +. .It Pa /usr/mdec/bootxx_ffsv1 Primary bootstrap for .Sy FFSv1