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[src/trunk]: src/sbin/gpt Remove outdated note about sysinst restrictions



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/c26f2b4fb824
branches:  trunk
changeset: 457993:c26f2b4fb824
user:      martin <martin%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Fri Jul 26 07:22:05 2019 +0000

description:
Remove outdated note about sysinst restrictions

diffstat:

 sbin/gpt/gpt.8 |  14 +++++++-------
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diffs (42 lines):

diff -r b5bf10cd396a -r c26f2b4fb824 sbin/gpt/gpt.8
--- a/sbin/gpt/gpt.8    Fri Jul 26 07:09:47 2019 +0000
+++ b/sbin/gpt/gpt.8    Fri Jul 26 07:22:05 2019 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: gpt.8,v 1.69 2019/06/25 04:53:40 jnemeth Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: gpt.8,v 1.70 2019/07/26 07:22:05 martin Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2002 Marcel Moolenaar
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD: src/sbin/gpt/gpt.8,v 1.17 2006/06/22 22:22:32 marcel Exp $
 .\"
-.Dd June 22, 2019
+.Dd July 26, 2019
 .Dt GPT 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -758,11 +758,7 @@
 nas#
 .Ed
 .Pp
-Booting from GPT on an BIOS system.
-This creates a bootable partition that can be manually installed to.
-Note that
-.Xr sysinst 8
-does not yet properly support this setup.
+Booting from GPT on a BIOS system: this creates a bootable partition.
 .Bd -literal
 xotica# gpt create wd1
 xotica# gpt add -b 1024 -l bootroot -t ffs -s 1g wd1
@@ -776,6 +772,10 @@
 xotica# mount /dev/dk0 /mnt
 xotica# cp /usr/mdec/boot /mnt
 .Ed
+.Pp
+Note that
+.Ic biosboot
+is not needed for UEFI systems.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr boot 8 ,
 .Xr dkctl 8 ,



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