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authorRobert Nordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>1999-03-13 01:40:57 +0000
committerRobert Nordier <rnordier@FreeBSD.org>1999-03-13 01:40:57 +0000
commitef76b8c0572c90549c84bc5364f287bdabf72be8 (patch)
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parent0738f6e0c3a4dd3f533553d7ecd42ebdd68e02e3 (diff)
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Note that a standard MBR supports booting only from hard drive 0
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=44700
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diff --git a/sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8 b/sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8
index 748648d41931..cd82ed585491 100644
--- a/sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8
+++ b/sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ is given.
Reinitialize the boot code contained in sector 0 of the disk. Ignored
if
.Fl f
-is given.
+is given. It should be noted, however, that the standard boot code
+written by
+.Nm
+is suitable for booting only from hard drive 0 (BIOS drive 0x80).
.It Fl 1234
Operate on a single fdisk entry only. Ignored if
.Fl f