XXBOOT(8) - System Manager's Manual (landisk)

XXBOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (landisk) #

XXBOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (landisk)

NAME #

xxboot - LANDISK-specific primary boot loader

DESCRIPTION #

This small program, residing in the reserved sectors at the beginning of the root file system of the system, is responsible for loading the second-stage boot(8) program (typically /boot), which in turn will load the kernel.

When xxboot receives control from the master boot record (MBR), it will print a banner:

OpenBSD MBR

followed by a little twiddler while reading the second-stage boot.

xxboot must be installed by installboot(8).

FILES #

/usr/mdec/mbr

Master Boot Record block

/usr/mdec/xxboot

primary bootstrap

/boot

secondary bootstrap

/bsd

OpenBSD kernel

/bsd.rd

OpenBSD kernel for installation/recovery

DIAGNOSTICS #

xxboot will print messages indicating errors as returned from the firmware.

SEE ALSO #

boot(8), disklabel(8), fdisk(8), installboot(8), mbr(8)

OpenBSD 7.5 - August 17, 2022