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XXBOOT(8)	   OpenBSD System Manager's Manual (LANDISK)	     XXBOOT(8)

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.

     To install (or update) the xxboot program, use disklabel(8) with the -B
     switch.

     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.

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), boot_landisk(8), disklabel(8), fdisk(8), mbr(8)

OpenBSD 4.9			 May 31, 2007			   OpenBSD 4.9

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