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| .\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) | .\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) | ||||
| .\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT | .\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT | ||||
| .\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY | .\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY | ||||
| .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF | .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF | ||||
| .\" SUCH DAMAGE. | .\" SUCH DAMAGE. | ||||
| .\" | .\" | ||||
| .\" $FreeBSD$ | .\" $FreeBSD$ | ||||
| .\" | .\" | ||||
| .Dd April 30, 2019 | .Dd April 6, 2021 | ||||
| .Dt GPTBOOT 8 | .Dt GPTBOOT 8 | ||||
| .Os | .Os | ||||
| .Sh NAME | .Sh NAME | ||||
| .Nm gptboot | .Nm gptboot | ||||
| .Nd GPT bootcode for UFS on BIOS-based computers | .Nd GPT bootcode for UFS on BIOS-based computers | ||||
| .Sh DESCRIPTION | .Sh DESCRIPTION | ||||
| .Nm | .Nm | ||||
| is used on BIOS-based computers to boot from a UFS partition on a | is used on BIOS-based computers to boot from a UFS partition on a | ||||
| GPT-partitioned disk. | GPT-partitioned disk. | ||||
| .Nm | .Nm | ||||
| is installed in a | is installed in a | ||||
| .Cm freebsd-boot | .Cm freebsd-boot | ||||
| partition with | partition with | ||||
| .Xr gpart 8 . | .Xr gpart 8 . | ||||
| For UEFI, | |||||
| .Xr gpart.efi 8 | |||||
rpokalaUnsubmitted Done Inline Actionsrpokala: > .Xr gpart.efi 8
```
.Xr gptboot.efi 8
``` | |||||
| is used instead. | |||||
| While conceptually similar, the details differ. | |||||
| .Pp | .Pp | ||||
| When it starts, | When it starts, | ||||
| .Nm | .Nm | ||||
| first reads the GPT and determines which drive and partition to | first reads the GPT and determines which drive and partition to | ||||
| boot from, as described under | boot from, as described under | ||||
| .Sx BOOTING , | .Sx BOOTING , | ||||
| below. | below. | ||||
| If it does not find an eligible partition, or if the user hits a | If it does not find an eligible partition, or if the user hits a | ||||
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