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 sec-
     ond-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 4.7                      May 31, 2007                                1
