DISKLABEL(8) - System Manager’s Manual # DISKLABEL(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # disklabel - read and write disk pack label
SYNOPSIS # disklabel [-Acdtv] [-h | -p unit] [-T file] disk
disklabel -w [-Acdnv] [-T file] disk disktype [packid]
disklabel -e [-Acdnv] [-TÂ file] disk
disklabel -E [-Acdnv] [-F|-f file] [-T file] disk
disklabel -R [-nv] [-F|-f file] disk protofile
DESCRIPTION # The disklabel utility can be used to install, examine, or modify the label on a disk drive or pack.
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INSTALLBOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual # INSTALLBOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # installboot - install bootstrap on a disk
SYNOPSIS # installboot [-nv] [-r root] disk [stage1 [stage2]]
installboot [-nv] -p disk
DESCRIPTION # installboot installs bootstrap on the specified disk. The exact process used depends on the system architecture, however there is generally a primary bootstrap (often known as a boot block) and a secondary bootstrap (often known as a boot loader).
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INSTALLBOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (alpha) # INSTALLBOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (alpha)
NAME # installboot - install disk bootstrap software
SYNOPSIS # installboot [-nv] boot bootxx rawdiskdevice
DESCRIPTION # The installboot utility prepares a disk for bootstrapping.
The OpenBSD/alpha disk bootstrap software is split into two parts: a small first-stage boot program that is written into the disklabel area of a disk (and hence is limited in size to 7680 bytes) , and a second-stage boot program that resides in the filesystem proper (typically with the name /boot) .
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MAKEFS(8) - System Manager’s Manual # MAKEFS(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # makefs - create a file system image from a directory tree
SYNOPSIS # makefs [-b free-blocks] [-f free-files] [-M minimum-size] [-m maximum-size] [-O offset] [-o fs-options] [-S sector-size] [-s image-size] [-T timestamp] [-t fs-type] image-file directory
DESCRIPTION # The utility makefs creates a file system image into image-file from the directory tree directory. No special devices or privileges are required to perform this task.
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SOFTRAID(4) - Device Drivers Manual # SOFTRAID(4) - Device Drivers Manual
NAME # softraid - software RAID
SYNOPSIS # softraid0 at root
DESCRIPTION # The softraid device emulates a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) that provides RAID and other I/O related services. The softraid device provides a scaffold to implement more complex I/O transformation disciplines. For example, one can tie chunks together into a mirroring discipline. There really is no limit on what type of discipline one can write as long as it fits the SCSI model.
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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:
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