Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:12:34 +0000 (UTC) From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r274527 - head/sbin/reboot Message-ID: <201411142012.sAEKCYFY031753@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: emaste Date: Fri Nov 14 20:12:33 2014 New Revision: 274527 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/274527 Log: Reference uefi(8) from i386 boot(8) Suggested by trasz. Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D1162 Modified: head/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 Modified: head/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 ============================================================================== --- head/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 Fri Nov 14 19:41:37 2014 (r274526) +++ head/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 Fri Nov 14 20:12:33 2014 (r274527) @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd July 1, 2013 +.Dd November 14, 2014 .Dt BOOT 8 i386 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ Some BIOSes allow you to change this default sequence, and may also include a CD-ROM drive as a boot device. .Pp +Some newer PCs boot using UEFI firmware, not BIOS. +That process is described +in +.Xr uefi 8 . +.Pp By default, a three-stage bootstrap is employed, and control is automatically passed from the boot blocks (bootstrap stages one and two) to a separate third-stage bootstrap program, @@ -355,7 +360,8 @@ requirement has not been adhered to. .Xr loader 8 , .Xr nextboot 8 , .Xr reboot 8 , -.Xr shutdown 8 +.Xr shutdown 8 , +.Xr uefi 8 .Sh BUGS The bsdlabel format used by this version of .Bx
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