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