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.Dd $Mdocdate: March 4 2008 $
.Dt XXBOOT 8 landisk
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm xxboot
.Nd
LANDISK-specific primary boot loader
.Sh 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
.Xr boot 8
program (typically /boot), which in turn will load the kernel.
.Pp
To install (or update) the
.Nm
program, use
.Xr disklabel 8
with the
.Fl B
switch.
.Pp
When
.Nm
receives control from the master boot record (MBR) it will print a banner:
.Pp
.Dl OpenBSD MBR
.Pp
followed by a little twiddler while reading the second-stage boot.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/mdec/xxboot -compact
.It Pa /usr/mdec/mbr
Master Boot Record block
.It Pa /usr/mdec/xxboot
primary bootstrap
.It Pa /boot
secondary bootstrap
.It Pa /bsd
.Ox
kernel
.It Pa /bsd.rd
.Ox
kernel for installation/recovery
.El
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Nm
will print messages indicating errors as returned from the firmware.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr boot 8 ,
.Xr boot_landisk 8 ,
.Xr disklabel 8 ,
.Xr fdisk 8 ,
.Xr mbr 8