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)