Add a note to explain 'c' (or 'd') partition usage in the common example.

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martin 2006-09-24 13:28:50 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: installboot.8,v 1.56 2006/09/03 00:24:35 wiz Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: installboot.8,v 1.57 2006/09/24 13:28:50 martin Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2002-2003 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.Dd September 2, 2006
.Dd September 24, 2006
.Dt INSTALLBOOT 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -506,6 +506,12 @@ secondary bootstrap.
Verbosely install the Berkeley Fast File System primary bootstrap on to disk
.Sq sd0 :
.Dl Ic installboot -v /dev/rsd0c /usr/mdec/bootxx_ffs
Note: the
.Dq whole disk
partition (c on some ports, d on others) is used here, since the a partition
probably is already opened (mounted as /), so
.Nm
would not be able to access it.
.Pp
Remove the primary bootstrap from disk
.Sq sd1 :