BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (landisk) # BOOT(8) - System Manager’s Manual (landisk)
NAME # boot, boot.conf - landisk-specific second-stage bootstrap
DESCRIPTION # The main purpose of this program is to load the system kernel from the root file system of the machine.
This program is loaded by the xxboot(8) primary bootstrap loader and provides a convenient way to load the kernel. This program acts as an enhanced boot monitor for landisk systems, providing a common interface for the kernel to start from.
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MBR(8) - System Manager’s Manual (landisk) # MBR(8) - System Manager’s Manual (landisk)
NAME # mbr - LANDISK-specific Master Boot Record
SYNOPSIS # mbr
DESCRIPTION # The MBR program comprises only one sector (512 bytes) and includes a partition table, since the disk is located in the 0th sector of the disk. Upon receiving control from the system firmware mbr will scan the partition table for an active partition and continue loading the Primary Boot Record (PBR) from the beginning of the partition, if found.
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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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