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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:10:40 UTC
The branch main has been updated by jhb:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=46d05a49a1d0d655af6cae2afd48a973698cbf71
commit 46d05a49a1d0d655af6cae2afd48a973698cbf71
Author: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-11-22 13:10:20 +0000
Commit: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-11-22 13:10:20 +0000
loader.efi.8: Minor formatting nits
- Add several missing .Pp after lists and literal blocks.
- Fix the column widths for the console table and use a shorter indent
so that it doesn't wrap on an 80-col display.
Reviewed by: imp
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53866
---
stand/man/loader.efi.8 | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 b/stand/man/loader.efi.8
index c488ac257804..d9a5c827ba71 100644
--- a/stand/man/loader.efi.8
+++ b/stand/man/loader.efi.8
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ The serial ports are assigned as follows on IBM PC compatible systems:
.It COM3 Ta 0x3e8 Ta Pa /dev/uart2
.It COM4 Ta 0x2e8 Ta Pa /dev/uart3
.El
+.Pp
Though
.Dv COM3
and
@@ -191,8 +192,9 @@ of any behavior not covered in this document.
.It Fl s Ta Dv boot_single Ta Va RB_SINGLE
.It Fl v Ta Dv boot_verbose Ta Va RB_VERBOSE
.El
+.Pp
And the following flags determine the primary console:
-.Bl -column -offset indent ".Sy Flags" ".Sy Kernel Flags" ".Sy Kernel Consoles" ".Sy Primary Console"
+.Bl -column -offset xxx "Flags" "RB_SERIAL | RB_MULTIPLE" "Kernel Consoles" "Primary Console"
.It Sy Flags Ta Sy Kernel Flags Ta Sy Kernel Consoles Ta Sy Primary Console
.It none Ta 0 Ta Video Ta Video
.It Fl h Ta RB_SERIAL Ta Serial Ta Serial
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ To check:
# mount | grep nda0p1
/dev/nda0p1 on /boot/efi (msdosfs, local)
.Ed
+.Pp
If it's not mounted, you will need to mount it:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# mount -t msdosfs /dev/nda0p1 /boot/efi
@@ -398,6 +401,7 @@ BootOrder : 0000, 0001, 0003, 0004, 0005, 0006, 0001, 0008, 000A, 000B, 000C, 0
nda0p1:/EFI/FREEBSD/LOADER.EFI /boot/efi//EFI/FREEBSD/LOADER.EFI
\&...
.Ed
+.Pp
Often there are several options, depending on the BIOS.
The entry that we booted with is marked with a
.Sq +
@@ -416,6 +420,7 @@ loader, which varies by architecture.
.It i386 Ta Pa /EFI/BOOT/BOOTIA32.EFI
.It riscv Ta Pa /EFI/BOOT/BOOTRISCV64.EFI
.El
+.Pp
However, care must be taken: some multiple-boot environments rely on a special
.Pa bootXXX.efi
to function.
@@ -436,10 +441,12 @@ above table):
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# cmp /boot/efi/EFI/FREEBSD/LOADER.EFI /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
.Ed
+.Pp
Copy the loader:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# cp /boot/loader.efi /boot/efi/EFI/FREEBSD/LOADER.EFI
.Ed
+.Pp
replacing the all caps part of the example with the proper path.
.Pp
If ESP path was