x86 boot.8: Remove obsolescent non-loader x86 boot documentation

x86 boot uses loader(8) and the boot2-direct-to-kernel process is not
supported.  Remove the documentation, which doesn't document a working
process and leads to confusion.

PR:		247074
Reported by:	Alex K.
This commit is contained in:
Conrad Meyer 2020-06-08 00:46:19 +00:00
parent 15824a4c06
commit b68e92ff60
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=361900

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@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd November 19, 2019
.Dd June 7, 2020
.Dt BOOT 8 i386
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -61,32 +61,14 @@ That process is described
in
.Xr uefi 8 .
.Pp
By default, a three-stage bootstrap is employed, and control is
automatically passed from the boot blocks (bootstrap stages one and
two) to a separate third-stage bootstrap program,
A three-stage bootstrap is employed.
Control is passed from the boot blocks (bootstrap stages one and two) to a
third-stage bootstrap program,
.Xr loader 8 .
This third stage provides more sophisticated control over the booting
process than it is possible to achieve in the boot blocks, which are
constrained by occupying limited fixed space on a given disk or slice.
.Pp
However, it is possible to dispense with the third stage altogether,
either by specifying a kernel name in the boot block parameter
file,
.Pa /boot.config ,
or, unless option
.Fl n
is set, by hitting a key during a brief pause (while one of the characters
.Sy - ,
.Sy \e ,
.Sy \&| ,
or
.Sy /
is displayed) before
.Xr loader 8
is invoked.
Booting will also be attempted at stage two, if the
third stage cannot be loaded.
.Pp
The remainder of this subsection deals only with the boot blocks.
The
.Xr loader 8